Re: Amorph TC

From: Michael Marcotrigiano <marcotrigiano at pssci.umass.edu> on 1998.06.03 at 18:34:38(2228) Toby: A good literature search will come up with several protocol. I know of two decent references. One in Annals of Botany 57:11-17, the other in Acta Horticulturae 226 (1988) page 65. Hope this helps. Michael Marcotrigiano. +More At 10:49 PM 6/2/98 -0500, you wrote: >Hi All, > I was wondering if anyone has any experience in the microprop of >Amorphophallus sp, and also if anyone has used either PPM or silver nitra= >te >for bacteria inhibition/shoot stimulation in the TC of these. I don't wan= >t >to steal anyone's 'Granny's secret recipe', but any indication of which >auxins/cytokinins are generally effective and at what concs, what sort of= > >level of sucrose, agar would be very much appreciated. In addition, does >anyone know what level of sterilisation is required for live tissue of >these species- has anyone used tuber borings etc? > >Sorry for all the questions and I know this might not be quite the right >place to ask them but any help would be invaluable for a poor student ;-)= > > >My Kindest Regards and good growing /everyone/, > >Toby > >-- >Toby Marsden >-- >Orleton Manor, Orleton, LUDLOW >Salop, SY8 4HR, ENGLAND > > ************************************************ Michael Marcotrigiano Associate Professor Rm 211 French Hall Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences Univ of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003-4210 U.S.A. ------------------------------------------------ phone: 413-545-5227 fax: 413-545-3075 email: marcotrigiano@pssci.umass.edu

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