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Bushiness, the development of short, multiple stems, has been reported in some commercial hybrids of Zantedeschia, particularly the yellow-flowered cultivar Florex Gold derived from tissue culture. This cultivar exhibited a greater sensitivity to 6-benzylaminopurine when compared to four other cultivars using an in vitro root length bioassay, suggesting it may be pre-disposed to bushiness. The carry-over effect of cytokinin from micropropagation on subsequent tuber formation and flower development, in three selections of the cultivar Florex Gold, was also investigated. Cytokinin levels used in commercial Zantedeschia micropropagation protocols did not alter tuber or flower development. However, excessively high levels did affect development, also indicating that cytokinin may influence bushiness. Multi-eyed tubers used to initiate in vitro cultures were shown to have a significant effect on first year tuber formation and subsequent flower weight, compared to few-eyed tubers, although these plants did not necessarily develop bushy symptoms. Plant location within the greenhouse also influenced flowering although these plants did not display multiple stemmed bushy symptoms.
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D'Arth, S.M., Simpson, S.I., Seelye, J.F. et al. Bushiness and cytokinin sensitivity in micropropagated Zantedeschia . Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 70, 113–118 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016034030557
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