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Leaf discs approximately 8 mm in diameter taken from green and from chlorotic areas of variegated leaves ofColeus were grown in light under sterile conditions in a mineral salt, sucrose, vitamin medium supplemented with auxin and cytokinin. Green shoots, which later formed roots, grew from both green and chlorotic discs in media containing suitable amounts of auxin and cytokinin. None developed in media supplemented with auxin alone or with cytokinin alone. Discs with young plants were transferred to soil. Plants that grew varied widely from those with no chlorosis to those with more chlorosis than the original variety from which the discs were taken. Plants grown from discs taken from green areas of leaves with chlorosis varied in patterns of chlorosis as much as those that grew from discs from chlorotic areas of leaves.
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This research was supported, in part, by The Conservation and Research Foundation.
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Hervey, A., Robbins, W.J. Development of plants from leaf discs of variegatedColeus and its relation to patterns of leaf chlorosis. In Vitro 14, 294–300 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02616039
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