In vitro culture of Vriesea gigantea and Vriesea philippocoburgii: two vulnerable bromeliads native to Southern Brazil

Micropropagation studies were carried out using the seeds for establishing an in vitro culture of Vriesea gigantea and Vriesea philippocoburgii. Germination rate of V. gigantea was higher than of V. philippocoburgii. Plantlets of V. philippocoburgii gave rise to many adventitious shoots when cultiva...

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Main Authors: Annette Droste, Anelise Machado da Silva, Adriana Vieira Matos, Júlia Winck de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2005-09-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132005000600006