Influence of calcium content of tissue on hyperhydricity and shoot-tip necrosis of in vitro regenerated shoots of Lavandula angustifolia Mill.

In the present study, the effects of two CaCl2.2H2O levels (440 and 1320 mg L-1) and two subcultures were evaluated on in vitro shoots of Lavandula angustifolia cv. Provence Blue. Ca2+ content of the apical, middle and basal portion of shoots was determined. Increasing CaCl2.2H2O level in the cultur...

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Main Authors: Marília Pereira Machado, André Luís Lopes da Silva, Luiz Antonio Biasi, Cícero Deschamps, João Carlos Bespalhok Filho, Flávio Zanette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2014-10-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132014000500636&lng=en&tlng=en