Addition of nickel to Murashige and Skoog medium in plant tissue culture activates urease and may reduce metabolic stress

Authors
Witte, CP Tiller, SA Taylor, MA Davies, HV
Citation
Cp. Witte et al., Addition of nickel to Murashige and Skoog medium in plant tissue culture activates urease and may reduce metabolic stress, PL CELL TIS, 68(1), 2002, pp. 103-104
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE
ISSN journal
01676857 → ACNP
Volume
68
Issue
1
Year of publication
2002
Pages
103 - 104
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-6857(200201)68:1<103:AONTMA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Nickel has been identified as an essential element for plant growth. The la ck of nickel and the inclusion of cobalt leads to absence of urease activit y in plants grown on MS medium in tissue culture. To avoid leaf damage and metabolic stress, nickel should be included in tissue culture growth media.