The influence of in vitro KCl treatments on the water relations and acclimatization of tissue-cultured Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum)
Propagation by tissue culture is effective for many woody ornamental plants, but propagules often become desiccated and die during the acclimatization period. This loss is due in part to stomata that fail to close in response to the reduced humidity outside of the culture environment. KCl was used i...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42231 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04252009-040806/ |