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Effects of Boron on Growth, and Chlorophyll and Mineral Contents of Shoots of the Apple Rootstock MM 106 cultured in vitro

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The in vitro cultures of apple rootstock MM 106 produced the highest fresh mass (FM) when 0.1 mM B was included in the culture medium. By increasing B concentration of the culture medium from 0.1 to 6.0 mM, FM and contents of B, P, Ca, and Mg in explants increased, whereas K, Fe, Mn, and Zn contents decreased. SPAD units of leaves characterizing chlorophyll contents declined as B concentration of the culture medium increased from 0.1 to 6.0 mM.

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  1. N.AG.RE.F., Pomology Institute, P.O. Box 122, GR-59200, Naoussa, Greece

    G.N. Mouhtaridou & T.E. Sotiropoulos

  2. School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124, Thessaloniki, Greece

    K.N. Dimassi & I.N. Therios

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Mouhtaridou, G., Sotiropoulos, T., Dimassi, K. et al. Effects of Boron on Growth, and Chlorophyll and Mineral Contents of Shoots of the Apple Rootstock MM 106 cultured in vitro . Biologia Plantarum 48, 617–619 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BIOP.0000047169.13304.67

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