Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Passionfruit (Passiflora edulis Sims f. flavicarpa Deg.) is of great importance by its multiple uses as fresh fruit and in\nagroindustry, because its juice is rich in minerals (calcium and phosphorus) and vitamins (A and C). The objective of the\npresent work was to evaluate the effect of the benziladenine (BA) and the solidifying agents, on the sprout of passionfruit\nmicrocuttings. The two concentrations of BA corresponded to 0 and 2 mg/L and the solidifying agents were agar-agar (7\nand 9 g/L) and gelrite (2 g/L). After thirty days of culture in all the treatments explants produced 100% of sprouted and\nrooted explants, being significant differences (P< 0.05) only in the number of buds by explants. Microcuttings growing\nculture medium with 2 mg/L of BA and solidified with 7 g/L of agar-agar displayed the maximum number of sprout for\nexplant (5, 9). Microcuttings showed a high efficient sprouting demonstrated the potential of this explant for the\nestablishment of a system for in vitro clonal propagation of passionfruit.
Source: TSpace (University of Toronto)
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W75326475