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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
In vitro micrografting of sterculia setigera del
African Journal of Biotechnology, Volume 9, No. 50, Year 2010
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An in vitro procedure micrografting of adult scions of Sterculia setigera was developed to overcome low rooting in adult shoot. Axenic micro shoots of 0.5 cm length taken from adult trees as scions were grafted on seedlings rootstocks cultured on MS medium. 100% success was obtained with micrografts using adult apex as scions. Upon three cycles of in vitro micrografting, rejuvenation capacities of S. setigera was recovered as shown by vigour, length and rooting of shoots grown from grafts cultured on MS medium compared to seedlings. Successful micrografts were transferred to plastic pots containing soil under mist house conditions before they were finally exposed to an external environment. 80% of the plantlets survived in the nursery. © 2010 Academic Journals.
Authors & Co-Authors
Niang, Dame
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Gassama, Yaye Kène
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Ndiaye, Aliou
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Sagna, Maurice T.
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Samba, Samba Arona Ndiaye
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles Dakar
Touré, M. A.
Senegal, Dakar
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles Dakar
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Citations: 6
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
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16845315