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The effects of different plant growth regulators on in vitro adventitious shoot formation in Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana Mill.) zygotic embryo explants were quantitatively evaluated. Using Tang and Ouyang (1999) (TE) basal medium supplemented with 11.4 µM indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and 2.2 µM N6-benzyladenine (BA), callus was observed after 3–6 weeks of culture. Calluses were transferred to TE basal medium supplemented with 0.49 µM indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and 8.8 µM BA for 6–9 weeks, where they produced numerous small shoot primordia. They were then transferred to TE basal medium supplemented with 0.49 µM IBA and 4.4 µM BA to promote growth and elongation of adventitious shoots. After elongated shoots were transferred to TE medium containing 0.05 µM α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) for 6 weeks, adventitious roots were formed. Regenerated plantlets were established in soil in greenhouse.
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Tang, W., Harris, L.C., Outhavong, V. et al. The Effect of Different Plant Growth Regulators on Adventitious Shoot Formation from Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana) Zygotic Embryo Explants. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 78, 237–240 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:TICU.0000025658.73970.57
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