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Flower induction from shoot segments of buckwheat seedlings was examinedin vitro. Cytokinin, (especially kinetin at 0.1μM), short day conditions and a high concentration ofsolidifying agent improved the flower induction from node segments invitro, in up to about 50% of node segments. The use of anaeration membrane on bottle caps and a high content of sucrose in the mediumimproved flower induction in vitro considerably. In theimproved conditions, flowers were induced from 100% cultures and 10bloomed flowers per explant were induced in vitro in 8weeks. Both long and short types of stigmas, and normal set of flowers wereobserved under the microscope. When pollen produced invitro was cultured on an artificial medium, 70% of the pollengrains germinated, indicating normal viability of in vitropollen, and indicating the potential for artificial pollination invitro. All the varieties examined flowered at a similar percentage,suggesting that the process was independent of variety and that flowers couldbeproduced in vitro. Flower induction from buckwheat plantsin vitro and possible cross breeding invitro are also discussed.
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Kachonpadungkitti, Y., Romchatngoen, S., Hasegawa, K. et al. Efficient flower induction from cultured buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum L.) node segments in vitro . Plant Growth Regulation 35, 37–45 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013818328619
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