Biologia plantarum 48:617-619, 2004 | DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000047169.13304.67

Effects of Boron on Growth, and Chlorophyll and Mineral Contents of Shoots of the Apple Rootstock MM 106 cultured in vitro

G.N. Mouhtaridou1, T.E. Sotiropoulos1, K.N. Dimassi2, I.N. Therios2
1 N.AG.RE.F., Pomology Institute, Naoussa, Greece
2 School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

The in vitro cultures of apple rootstock MM 106 produced the highest fresh mass (FM) when 0.1 mM B was included in the culture medium. By increasing B concentration of the culture medium from 0.1 to 6.0 mM, FM and contents of B, P, Ca, and Mg in explants increased, whereas K, Fe, Mn, and Zn contents decreased. SPAD units of leaves characterizing chlorophyll contents declined as B concentration of the culture medium increased from 0.1 to 6.0 mM.

Keywords: cell proliferation; micropropagation; mineral nutrition
Subjects: apple rootstock, culture in vitro; boron, chlorophyll, nutrients; calcium, growth, apple rootstock; cell proliferation; chlorophyll, boron, apple rootstock; growth analysis, plant development, biomass and yield enhancement; in vitro culture, micropropagation; iron, growth, apple rootstock; magnesium, growth, apple rootstock; Malus domestica; manganese, growth, apple rootstock; nutrient medium, Murashige and Skoog; phosphorus, growth, apple rootstock; potassium, growth, apple rootstock; zinc, growth, apple rootstock

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Mouhtaridou, G.N., Sotiropoulos, T.E., Dimassi, K.N., & Therios, I.N. (2004). Effects of Boron on Growth, and Chlorophyll and Mineral Contents of Shoots of the Apple Rootstock MM 106 cultured in vitro. Biologia plantarum, 48(4), 617-619. doi: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000047169.13304.67.
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