Abstract
SUMMARYA tissue culture method using Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium was devised to propagate healthy plants from field grown lettuce plants selected for seed production. Explants (2–3 mm long) from axillary buds were successfully grown on MS + 1.0 or 2.0 mg litre‐1 kinetin and 6.4 mg litre‐1 IAA to promote shoot growth. Concentrations of 0.5 and 4.0 mg litre‐1 kinetin gave poor shoot growth. The cultures were successfully rooted after 3–4 wk on MS + 6.4 mg litres‐1 IAA after transfer from MS + 1.0 mg litre‐1 kinetin and on MS + 4.8 mg litre‐1 IAA after transfer from MS + 2.0 mg litre‐1 kinetin. Concentrations of 3.2 and 8.0 mg litre‐1 IAA gave poor root initiation. Root initiation was more successful when cultures were grown at 40 Wm‐2 than in cultures grown at 5 Wm‐2. Rooted cultures were established in compost with a 90–95% success rate and the regenerated plants flowered c. 18 wk after the cultures were initiated.
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