Studies on colchicine induced chromosome doubling for enhancement of quality traits in ornamental plants

A Manzoor, T Ahmad, MA Bashir, IA Hafiz, C Silvestri - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Polyploidy has the utmost importance in horticulture for the development of new ornamental
varieties with desirable morphological traits referring to plant size and vigor, leaf thickness …

Artificial polyploidy induction for improvement of ornamental and medicinal plants

M Niazian, AM Nalousi - Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020 - Springer
Green plants provide food, fuel, materials, and medicine for humans. Amongst these,
medicinal plants contain unique molecules with therapeutic applications. However, our …

Induction and identification of colchicine induced polyploidy in 'White Prosperity'

A Manzoor, T Ahmad, MA Bashir, MMQ Baig… - Folia …, 2018 - sciendo.com
Gladiolus is one of the most important lucrative cut flower crops that is commercially
cultivated worldwide due to its various spike forms, size, and shape and color combinations …

Cytogenetics and consequences of polyploidization on different biotic-abiotic stress tolerance and the potential mechanisms involved

MM Islam, DM Deepo, SO Nasif, AB Siddique… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The application of polyploidy in sustainable agriculture has already brought much
appreciation among researchers. Polyploidy may occur naturally or can be induced in the …

Variation in genome size, ploidy, stomata, and rDNA signals in Althea

JD Lattier, H Chen, RN Contreras - Journal of the American …, 2019 - journals.ashs.org
Althea (Hibiscus syriacus) is a shrub prized for its winterhardiness and colorful summer
flowers. Altheas are tetraploids (2 n= 4 x= 80); however, breeders have developed …

Tetraploidy induction enhances morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics of wallflower (Erysimum cheiri (L.) Crantz)

F Fakhrzad, A Jowkar, A Shekafandeh, MJ Kermani - Scientia …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri (L.) Crantz is one of the most important bedding flowers
and potted plants in the floriculture industry. Its widespread cultivation is hindered due to self …

Physiological, morphological and anatomical responses of Hibiscus moscheutos to non-uniform salinity stress

X Feng, T Hussain, K Guo, P An, X Liu - Environmental and Experimental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plant growth in the heterogeneous salinity soil is better than that of in the uniform salinity
soil, thus, planting salt tolerant plants in the partial zone desalinated soil of the saline land …

Improving productivity of steviol glycosides in Stevia rebaudiana via induced polyploidy

D Talei, MK Nekouei, M Mardi… - Journal of Crop Science …, 2020 - Springer
The polyploidy induction using mutagenic chemicals is one of the breeding approaches to
improve enhancing productivity of yield and secondary metabolites in medicinal plants. In …

Exploring the mechanism of transformation in Acacia nilotica (Linn.) triggered by colchicine seed treatment

MW Haider, M Nafees, R Iqbal, HU Asad, F Azeem… - BMC Plant …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Acacia nilotica Linn. is a widely distributed tree known for its
applications in post-harvest and medicinal horticulture. However, its seed-based growth is …

In vitro polyploidisation of tulips (Tulipa gesneriana L.)—Phenotype assessment of tetraploids

M Podwyszyńska, A Trzewik… - Scientia …, 2018 - Elsevier
In vitro adventitious shoot cultures of three diploid tulip cultivars ('Fringed Black','Victor'and
Pol-D 32) were treated with antimitotic agents (colchicine 200 mg L− 1, oryzalin 5 mg L− 1 …