MICROPROPAGATION OF COMMERCIAL AND WILD GENOTYPES OF SNAPDRAGON (ANTIRRHINUM SPP)

Authors
GONZALEZBENITO ME TAPIA J RODRIGUEZ N IRIONDO JM
Citation
Me. Gonzalezbenito et al., MICROPROPAGATION OF COMMERCIAL AND WILD GENOTYPES OF SNAPDRAGON (ANTIRRHINUM SPP), Journal of Horticultural Science, 71(1), 1996, pp. 11-15
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Horticulture
Journal title
Journal of Horticultural Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221589
Volume
71
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
11 - 15
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1589(1996)71:1<11:MOCAWG>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Two wild taxa (Antirrhinum majus ssp. barrelieri and A. microphyllum) and a commercial cultivar (Floral Carpet) of snapdragon were successfu lly micropropagated. Seedling nodes were multiplied on MS medium suppl emented with 5 mu M BAP (or 4.44 mu M for the cultivar). Rooting took place in MS medium without growth regulators. In general terms, the ad dition of auxins to the medium did not improve the rooting of shoots. High survival percentages (over 80%) were obtained when plantlets were transferred to soil.