Abstract
Micropropagation was achieved with the rare and endangered Western Australian woody shrub Leucopogon obtectus Benth. (Epacridaceae). BA 10μM, IBA 0.5μM, 1/2 MS salts and various growth factors produced an approximate twelve-fold multiplication rate compared to controls. Micropropagation was not accomplished using auxin-supplemented 1/2 or 1/4-strength MS-based media. However, an average 70% rooting was achieved with only agar/water medium and a high percentage of these rooted plantlets were established in pots containing habitat soil.
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Bunn, E., Dixon, K.W. & Langley, M.A. In vitro propagation of Leucopogon obtectus Benth. (Epacridaceae). Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 19, 77–84 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00037779
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