In vitro propagation and chimeral traits of Cryptanthus 'Marian Oppenheimer' (wide leaf clone) /

10 liM NAA, IBA and BA. C. 'Marian Oppenheimer' (wide leaf

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koh, Yong Cheong, 1960-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Summary:10 liM NAA, IBA and BA. C. 'Marian Oppenheimer' (wide leaf
arose from the L2 and L3 (the cotpus) of the leaf explant.
Billbergia, Hohenbergia and Cryptanthus are routinely
bromeliads in the generaguzmania, Neoregelia, Viiesia,
chimera and separation of the chimeric layers took place
clone) has two tunicas (Ll and L2). I-eaf callus mainly
clone) may have been multicelluar and multihistogenic in
during micropropagation. Based on the data from the current
grown Cryptanthus 'Marian Oppenheimer' (wide leaf clone)
in the leaf callus of C 'Marian Oppenheimer' (wide leaf
in the micropropagation of bromeliads (Jones and
intermarginal logitudinal pink stripes of various width.
is a GWW chimera, the green plantlet is most likely a GGG
is white or albino, and the L3 is green, the albino plantlet
Leaf callus production was highest in a solid MS medium with
leaf clone) is a GWG chimera, i.e., the Ll is green, the L2
micropropagated (Capellades, 199 1).
murashige, 1974; Mathews and Rao, 1982), some
number of non-albino plantlets per test-tube. The formation
obtained from callus produced by the leaves of greenhouse
of a greenhouse grown bromeliad was able to regenerate
of albino plantlets usually preceeded that of the non-albino
origin.
plant, and the striped plantlet is a true to GWG chimera.
plantlets. The occurrence of pure green and albino plantlets
plantlets. True to type, green and albino plantlets were
research, it was determined that C 'Marian Oppenheimer' (wide
rosette whose leaves have thin pink margins and sometimes
since 1974 (Jones and Murashige). Though somaclonal
suggests that C. 'Marian Oppenheimer' (wide leaf clone) is a
suggests that the formation of some of the adventitious buds
The current study showed for the first time that the leaves
The fact that both the GWW and GWG plantlets were obtained
The medium with 0.3 14M NAA, IBA and BA produced the most
The micropropagation of bromeliads has been reported
variation and chimeric separation have been observed
which is terrestrial ornamental bromeliad in the form of a
Item Description:"Major subject: Horticulture".
Vita.
Physical Description:xii, 85 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.