Gibberellic acid as a media additive for in vitro propagation of potato (Solatium tuberosum L.)

Vegetative multiplication of potato is used routinely to produce disease-free seed tubers and to multiply new potato varieties for trials. The conventional methods of vegetative propagation using virus-tested stem cuttings allow production of 800–900 plants from a single plant in 3 years (Hussey &am...

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Published in:The Journal of agricultural science 1984-12, Vol.103 (3), p.703-704
Main Author: Firman, D. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
Artificial regeneration. Forest nurseries. Planting
Biological and medical sciences
Biotechnology
culture media
Eukaryotic cell cultures
Forestry
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General agronomy. Plant production
gibberellic acid
In vitro propagation: entire plant regeneration from tissues and cell cultures
Methods. Procedures. Technologies
Plant cells and fungal cells
potatoes
seed tubers
Short Notes
tissue culture
Vegetative propagation. Micropropagation
Vegetative propagation. Sowing and planting. Harvesting
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Summary:Vegetative multiplication of potato is used routinely to produce disease-free seed tubers and to multiply new potato varieties for trials. The conventional methods of vegetative propagation using virus-tested stem cuttings allow production of 800–900 plants from a single plant in 3 years (Hussey & Stacey, 1981). Use of in vitro propagation allows much more rapid rates of multiplication of new varieties of potatoes (Wooster, 1984). Axillary buds taken from a few tubers can be multiplied to 500 plants within 4 months by repeated subculturing of nodal cuttings on artificial media in sterile conditions.
ISSN:0021-8596
1469-5146
DOI:10.1017/S0021859600043835