dc.contributor.author | Hutchinson, MJ. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-25T06:38:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-25T06:38:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Hutchinson, MJ. 1996. Morphological and Physiological changes during thidiazuron-induced somatic embryogenesis in geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum Bailey) tissue cultures. International Journal of Plant Science. 157:440-446. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/39378 | |
dc.description.abstract | Somatic embryogenesis in geranium (Pelargonium x hortorum Bailey cv. 'Scarlet Orbit
Improved') was achieved by culturing hypocotyls explantson media supplemented with either thidiazuron (TDZ) or indol-3-yl-acetic acid (IAA) and 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP). The physiological relationships betweenthe morphologicalchanges that lead to complete development of somatic embryos and the endogenous levels of plant growth regulators were studied. . mz induced similar but more pronounced and earlier morphological changes in cultured tissues than did IAA and BAP, but after 21 d in culture, both treatments promoted from the formation of somatic embryos of different developmental stages that were similar to zygotic induced a higher number of somatic embryos, with similar but greater increases in theendogenous levels auxins and cytokinins, than did IAA and BAP. This may indicated that TDZ may be a more potent plant growth regulator in inducing physiological and morphological changes than combined auxin and cytokinin, during the process of somatic embryogenesis in geranium | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Morphological And Physiological Changes During Thidiazuron-induced Somatic Embryogenesis In Geranium (pelargonium X Hortorum Bailey) Tissue Cultures | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Plant Science and Crop Protection | en |