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In vitro propagation of Hypoxis rooperi

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The propagation of Hypoxis rooperi S. Moore in vitro, was most efficiently achieved by initially culturing corm explants on a basal medium (BM) supplemented with 1.0 mg l-1 6-benzylaminopurine (BA). Explants which developed shoots only on this medium, could be rooted when transferred onto a hormone-free BM. Utilizing this technique, an average of 39 plants could be obtained from a mature corm, 90% of which could be established in a sandy soil.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Natal, P.O. Box 375, 3200, Pietermaritzburg, Republic of South Africa

    Y. M. Page & J. Van Staden

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Page, Y.M., Van Staden, J. In vitro propagation of Hypoxis rooperi . Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 3, 359–362 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00043088

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