Effect of kinetin and GA3 on in vitro ovule embryo culture of Cucumis melo L.

Alexander Beharav, Yigal Cohen

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    Abstract

    The ability of Cucumis melo embryos of different ages to form plants in vitro was studied in order to rescue hybrid embryos between C. melo and Cucumis metuliferus. Plants were grown in a glasshouse at temperatures ranging from 15°CN-28°CD. Best results were obtained with ovule embryos excised 17 days after pollination. At this age, kinetin of 0.5 mg l-1 was found optimal for culturing embryo development. Similar results were obtained with ovule embryos excised 14 days after pollination which cultured on 0.5 mg l-1 kinetin with 0.5 mg l-1 GA3.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)267-269
    Number of pages3
    JournalPlant Growth Regulation
    Volume16
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - May 1995

    Keywords

    • Cucumis melo
    • GA
    • embryo rescue
    • immature embryos
    • kinetin
    • precocious germination

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