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Effects of L-arginine and L-cysteine on growth, and chlorophyll and mineral contents of shoots of the apple rootstock EM 26 cultured in vitro

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: 1, 5, or 10 mM arginine and 25, 50, or 100 μM cysteine were added in the Murashige and Skoog medium. By increasing arginine concentration the number of shoots per explant increased. Inclusion of 50 μM cysteine in the medium resulted in maximum number of shoots but it was not significantly different in comparison to 10 mM arginine. The chlorophyll content was significantly increased in explants treated with 10 mM arginine in comparison to the control, 1 mM arginine and 25 μM cysteine. By increasing arginine and cysteine concentrations of the medium, N, K, and Ca contents of explants increased but no significant changes in P, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, and B contents were observed.

Source: Biologia Plantarum

DOI: 10.1007/s10535-005-0025-6

Authors: T. E. Sotiropoulos, K. N. Dimassi, I. N. Therios

Institutions: National Agricultural Research Foundation, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Language: English

Topic: Plant tissue culture and regeneration

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2051295831