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THE EFFECTS OF KINETIN AND NAPHTHALENEACETIC ACID ON IN VITRO SHOOT MULTIPLICATION AND ROOTING IN THE FISHTAIL FERN
Michael J Beck1, James D Caponetti1
1Department of Botany, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916.
Abstract:
This study is concerned with the determination of the shoot and root inducing effects of kinetin (K) and naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) on shoots ofthe fishtail fern (Nephrolepisfalcata formafurcans) in sterile tissue culture. The data shows that K is the major factor involved in maximal shoot production. The NAA is not essential. Specific concentrations ofNAA must be present with specific concentrations of K for maximal root production. At the same time, the data also demonstrate that shoots on media containing no NAA but with K concentrations of 5 × 10-7 and 10-6 M produced as many roots as with any other NAA concentration. The data can be used as a guide to rapid commercial propagation of fishtail fern, and demonstrate that media available commercially for Boston fern multiplication will induce maximal shoot production in fishtail fern.
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