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The growth of axillary shoots was initiated on nodal stem segments, excised from aseptically grown seedlings of Gentiana acaulis L., G. cruciata L., G. lutea L. and G. purpurea L. In later subcultures, a basal callus tissue developed on the shoots, giving rise to de novo formed buds. Optimum benzyladenine and indoleacetic acid combinations for shoot development were established. They were slightly different in the four species. From 35-70% of shoots rooted spontaneously, except in G. lutea, in which adventitious roots were induced by applying naphthaleneacetic acid. It was conduded that the four Gentiana species were amenable to propagation in vitro.
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Momčilović, I., Grubišić, D. & Nešković, M. Micropropagation of four Gentiana species (G. lutea, G. cruciata, G. purpurea and G. acaulis). Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 49, 141–144 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005810430339
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