Biologia plantarum 50:300-302, 2006 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-006-0025-1

Effect of boron and methionine on growth and ion content in kiwifruit shoots cultured in vitro

T. E. Sotiropoulos1,*, K. N. Dimassi2, V. Tsirakoglou2
1 N.AG.RE.F., Pomology Institute, Naoussa, Greece
2 Department of Horticulture, Laboratory of Pomology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece

The growth of kiwifruit explants was affected by boron (B) and methionine (Meth) in the culture medium. The longest shoots, the greatest number of shoots and the highest amount of fresh mass per explant were produced in Murashige and Skoog medium with 2 mM B and 2 μM Meth. Furthermore, by increasing B concentration in the culture medium from 0 to 2 mM, an increased rate of shoot proliferation was observed for the various Meth concentrations employed.

Keywords: Actinidia deliciosa; cell proliferation; micropropagation
Subjects: Actinidia deliciosa; boron; calcium; growth analysis, plant development, biomass and yield enhancement; in vitro culture, micropropagation, propagation; kiwifruit; magnesium; manganese; methionine; nutrient medium, Murashige and Skoog; phosphorus

Received: May 17, 2004; Accepted: January 12, 2005; Published: June 1, 2006Show citation

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Sotiropoulos, T.E., Dimassi, K.N., & Tsirakoglou, V. (2006). Effect of boron and methionine on growth and ion content in kiwifruit shoots cultured in vitro. Biologia plantarum, 50(2), 300-302. doi: 10.1007/s10535-006-0025-1.
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