Members of the Chrysanthemum-complex include important floricultural (cut-flower) and
ornamental (pot and garden) crops, as well as plants of culinary, medicinal and (ethno) …

Multipurpose use of bamboo in rural life makes it as poor man's timber in Asian countries.
Deforestation and industrialization leads to destruction of natural forest. To replenish, a rapid …

The morphogenic potential and free-radical scavenging activity of the medicinal plant,
Silybum marianum L.(milk thistle) were investigated. Callus development and shoot …

The in vitro tissue culture and micropropagation of chrysanthemums, important floricultural
(cut-flower) and ornamental (pot and garden) plants, have been well studied. An increase in …

Endophytic contaminants are a common problem for the in vitro propagation of woody plants
and have significant economic repercussions for the conservation of plant genetic resources …

Endophytic bacteria have been increasingly in the focus of research projects during the last
decade. This has changed the view on bacteria in plant tissue culture and led to the …

Walnut (Juglans regia L.) is one of the most economically important nut crops and one of the
more difficult to micropropagate. Initiation and maintaining contamination-free shoot cultures …

The value of ex situ plant collections for conservation is increasingly recognised. The Royal
Botanic Gardens, Kew (RGB, Kew) has been pioneering methods for the development of …

Key message Our study shows for the first time a complete guabiroba micropropagation
system with acclimatized plants. BA was the best plant growth regulator for multiplication …

Bacterial contamination is often a serious problem during plant micropropagation. When
disinfection of the initial explants fails, and bacteria are not detected at the initial stage of …