ISHS Acta Horticulturae 420: Ornamental Plant Improvement: Classical and Molecular
MICROPROPAGATION OF TULIP |
| Authors: | M. Hulscher, Henk T. Krijgsheld |
| Abstract:
Two methods of micropropagation of tulip are described and compared. 1. adventitious shoot regeneration from stem slices and 2. shoot regeneration from axillary buds of the mother bulb. Regeneration from stem slices was very variable. Although many shoot-like structures were formed, only a small percentage of these shoot-like structures proved to be real shoots with meristems that could be used for further propagation. Shoot development from axillary buds, on the other hand, was much better than the regeneration of shoots on stem slices. Moreover the propagation rates of shoots from axillary buds proved to be higher than the propagation rates of shoots from stem slices. These two factors make the axillary bud system more useful than stem slices to start micropropagation of tulip. | |
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