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ScienceAsia (): 68-71 |doi:
10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874...068
Comparison of in vitro and in vivo inflorescence of common cockscomb (Celosia argentea var. cristata)
Kitti Bodhipadmaa, Sompoch Noichindaa, Intira Yadbuntunga, Waranya Buaeiama, David W.M. Leungb,*
ABSTRACT: Inflorescence of common cockscomb (Celosia argentea var. cristata) was induced in vitro from plantlets regenerated from nodal explants cultured for 5 weeks on semi-solid basal MS medium supplemented with or without 0.5 mg/l benzyladenine under aseptic and light conditions. In vitro inflorescence of 12-week-old plantlets was compared with that formed under natural conditions. Florets from both sources had the same number of floral parts and exhibited similar characteristics (floret shape and percentage of pollen germination). However, the florets formed in vitro were obviously smaller than those formed under natural conditions.
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Department of Agro-Industrial Technology, Faculty of Applied Science, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangsue, Bangkok 10800 Thailand |
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School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand |
* Corresponding author, E-mail: david.leung@canterbury.ac.nz
Received 7 Jul 2009, Accepted 17 Dec 2009
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