The growth of tulip tissues in vitro

Large numbers of adventitious shoots have been induced to form in vitro on floral stem sections of Tulipa gesneriana L. cultivar Merry Widow. In comparison with explants of scale and axillary bud, floral stem tissues showed the greatest potential for shoot production. A modified Murashige & Skoo...

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Main Author: Wright, Neal Anthony
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 1981
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13061/
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description Large numbers of adventitious shoots have been induced to form in vitro on floral stem sections of Tulipa gesneriana L. cultivar Merry Widow. In comparison with explants of scale and axillary bud, floral stem tissues showed the greatest potential for shoot production. A modified Murashige & Skoog medium contained inorganic salts and vitamins at full strength and supplemented with benzylamino-purine and napthalene-acetic acid at 1 mg‾1 induced shoots on 70%-90% of floral stem explants. The stage of development of the bulb was found to be an important factor in determining the ability of explants to regenerate shoots. The shoot producing potential of floral stem tissues was greatest during the 'dormant' phase of the bulbs, but the ability to produce shoots was lost once rapid extension growth and greening of the floral stem had commenced. Morphogenesis in vitro was found to be influenced by the origin of explants from within the floral stem. A study of endogenous plant growth regulators was made within the floral stem in order to elucidate their role in the organogenetic processes occurring in vitro. A study of histological and morphological development in vitro showed that the shoot-like structures arise from the epidermal cell layer and have the potential to form whole plants.
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spelling nottingham-130612025-02-28T11:22:55Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13061/ The growth of tulip tissues in vitro Wright, Neal Anthony Large numbers of adventitious shoots have been induced to form in vitro on floral stem sections of Tulipa gesneriana L. cultivar Merry Widow. In comparison with explants of scale and axillary bud, floral stem tissues showed the greatest potential for shoot production. A modified Murashige & Skoog medium contained inorganic salts and vitamins at full strength and supplemented with benzylamino-purine and napthalene-acetic acid at 1 mg‾1 induced shoots on 70%-90% of floral stem explants. The stage of development of the bulb was found to be an important factor in determining the ability of explants to regenerate shoots. The shoot producing potential of floral stem tissues was greatest during the 'dormant' phase of the bulbs, but the ability to produce shoots was lost once rapid extension growth and greening of the floral stem had commenced. Morphogenesis in vitro was found to be influenced by the origin of explants from within the floral stem. A study of endogenous plant growth regulators was made within the floral stem in order to elucidate their role in the organogenetic processes occurring in vitro. A study of histological and morphological development in vitro showed that the shoot-like structures arise from the epidermal cell layer and have the potential to form whole plants. 1981 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13061/1/291997.pdf Wright, Neal Anthony (1981) The growth of tulip tissues in vitro. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.
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The growth of tulip tissues in vitro
title The growth of tulip tissues in vitro
title_full The growth of tulip tissues in vitro
title_fullStr The growth of tulip tissues in vitro
title_full_unstemmed The growth of tulip tissues in vitro
title_short The growth of tulip tissues in vitro
title_sort growth of tulip tissues in vitro
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13061/