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Greenhouse irrigation method influences growth and quality of in vitro propagated Cryptocoryne wendtii plantlets

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Effects of free-draining, non-draining and hydroponic tank culture on ex vitro establishment and quality of micropropagated microcuttings of the ornamental aquarium plant Cryptocoryne wendtii De Wit. were examined. After 16 weeks microcutting survival and shoot production was similar between treatments. Plants cultured hydroponically in either non-draining flats or tanks exhibited significantly greater leaf production and elongation than those grown in free-draining plugs. Root production and elongation were significantly reduced in free-draining plugs, presumably due to increased water stress. Plantlet growth and quality was increased when microcuttings were maintained in truly hydroponic systems. This presumably resulted from reduced water stress.

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Financial support from the Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, University of Florida is gratefully acknowledged. This is Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Journal Series No. R-10763.

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  1. Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida, IFAS, P.O. Box 110675, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0675, USA

    Philip Kauth & Michael E. Kane

  2. Tropical Research and Education Center – IFAS, University of Florida, 18905 SW 280th St, Homestead, FL, 33031-3314, USA

    Wagner Vendrame

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Kauth, P., Kane, M.E. & Vendrame, W. Greenhouse irrigation method influences growth and quality of in vitro propagated Cryptocoryne wendtii plantlets. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 87, 219–222 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-006-9153-8

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