C. Monier et Sj. Ochatt, ESTABLISHING MICROPROPAGATION CONDITIONS FOR 5 COTONEASTER GENOTYPES, Plant cell, tissue and organ culture, 42(3), 1995, pp. 275-281
Micropropagation from shoot tips of five Cotoneaster genotypes C. fran
chetii, C dammeri var. radicans, C. dammeri 'Skogholm', C. dammeri 'Ei
chholz N degrees 1' and C. dammeri 'Streib's Findling') is described.
For culture initiation and multiplication, a medium based on Murashige
and Skoog basal salts was suitable for all genotypes. For multiplicat
ion, 4.4 mu M 6-benzyladenine provided the optimum results, while auxi
ns proved to be essential for rooting in vitro. However, direct acclim
atization of unrooted microcuttings was more efficient than in vitro r
ooting and acclimatization of rooted plants.