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Propagation of Ornamental Plants
12(2): 127-129, 2012
THE EFFECT OF CHITOSAN ON REGENERATION OF LILY (LILIUM LONGIFLORUM THUNB. ‘ESTER LILY’) FROM BULB SCALE EXPLANTS CULTURED IN VITRO
Kantamaht Kanchanapoom1, Pattaraporn Pimolthai1,
and Kamnoon Kanchanapoom2*
1 Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics Research, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand, *Fax: + 66 074 288501, *E-mail: kamnoon.k@psu.ac.th
Abstract
Bulb scales of Lilium longiflorum Thunb. ‘Ester Lily’ were cultured in vitro on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing several concentrations of chitosan or BA. High frequency regeneration of shoots was obtained on MS medium supplemented with 25 mg l-1 chitosan or 5 mg l-1 BA with 5.0 shoots and 4.7 shoots, respectively. This research describes the effect of chitosan on the adventitious shoot formation of lily.
Key words: micropropagation, multiple shoots, plant regeneration, shoot organogenesis
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