Abstract
The phytotoxic effects of antibiotic treatment on micropropagated Clematis, Delphinium, Hosta, Iris and Photinia were determined by assessing multiplication and rooting rates of plants in vitro and weaning success and flowering in vivo.
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Abbreviations
- BA:
-
6-benzyladenine
- IAA:
-
3-indole-acetic acid
- NAA:
-
1-naphthyl-acetic acid
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Leifert, C., Camotta, H. & Waites, W.M. Effect of combinations of antibiotics on micropropagated Clematis, Delphinium, Hosta, Iris and Photinia . Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 29, 153–160 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00033621
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