Abstract
Strips of Drymoglossum piloselloides fronds in a modified Murashige and Skoog medium in 1% agar produced aposporous gametophytes in about 2 months. Young fronds showed a greater ability to develop aposporous gametophytes than older fronds. The addition of kinetin to the medium improved the ability of older fronds while the presence of 1-naphthaleneacetic acid enhanced the effect of kinetin.
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Abbreviations
- Kinetin:
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6-furfurylaminopurine
- NAA:
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naphthaleneacetic acid; Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium
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Kwa, S.H., Wee, Y.C. & Loh, C.S. Production of aposporous gametophytes from Drymoglossum piloselloides (L.) Presl. frond strips. Plant Cell Reports 7, 142–143 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270125
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