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In vitro regeneration of four Begonia genotypes, B. semperflorens, B. rex, B.×elatior, and hybrid of Begonia with unknown parents ‘Tiger’ was carried out starting from leaf and petiole segments as explants. Five Murashige and Skoog's derived media were tested, three of them supplemented with α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) and 6-benzyladenine (BA), and the other two with NAA and kinetin (KIN) in different concentrations. Shoot regeneration was preferentially induced on the BA containing media, quantitative differences being observed among explants and genotypes.
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Espino, F., Linacero, R., Rueda, J. et al. Shoot Regeneration in Four Begonia Genotypes. Biologia Plantarum 48, 101–104 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BIOP.0000024282.01087.a3
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