Establishment of Iris laevigata Tissue Culture Using Hypocotyl and Root Explants
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Effect of Different PGR Concentrations on I. laevigata Hypocotyl Callus Induction
2.2. Effects of Different PGR Concentrations on I. laevigata Root Callus Induction
2.3. Effects of Different PGRs and Their Concentrations on Adventitious Shoot Induction of Hypocotyl and Root Calli
2.4. Effect of Different PGR Concentrations on Root Induction of Adventitious Shoots
2.5. Acclimatization and Transplanting of Plantlets
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Material
4.2. Medium Preparation and Culture Conditions
4.3. Callus Induction from Explants
4.4. Adventitious Shoot Induction
4.5. Root Induction of Adventitious Shoots
4.6. Acclimatization of Plantlets
4.7. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Xu, N.; Fu, H.; Liu, Y.; Kilaru, A.; Behera, J.R.; Wang, L. Establishment of Iris laevigata Tissue Culture Using Hypocotyl and Root Explants. Plants 2025, 14, 2733. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14172733
Xu N, Fu H, Liu Y, Kilaru A, Behera JR, Wang L. Establishment of Iris laevigata Tissue Culture Using Hypocotyl and Root Explants. Plants. 2025; 14(17):2733. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14172733
Chicago/Turabian StyleXu, Nuo, Haijing Fu, Yujia Liu, Aruna Kilaru, Jyoti R. Behera, and Ling Wang. 2025. "Establishment of Iris laevigata Tissue Culture Using Hypocotyl and Root Explants" Plants 14, no. 17: 2733. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14172733
APA StyleXu, N., Fu, H., Liu, Y., Kilaru, A., Behera, J. R., & Wang, L. (2025). Establishment of Iris laevigata Tissue Culture Using Hypocotyl and Root Explants. Plants, 14(17), 2733. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14172733