Stimulation of adventitious bud production in detached sweet potato leaves by high levels of nitrogen supply
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1573-5060
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Summary Treatment of rooted sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) leaves with high levels of nitrate-nitrogen supply (210 ppm) in sand culture, stimulates the development of adventitious buds and shoots. Up to six adventitious shoots have been produced on a single rooted leaf, grown at 210 ppm NO3−N. The method may be useful in the production of non-chimeral mutants in mutagenic breeding of sweet potato. It is being used to study physiological factors affecting bud and shoot development as well as tuberisation, as they influence the longevity of the rooted leaf. The method is also being investigated as a technique for the conservation and rapid multiplication of sweet potato genetic resources.
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Electronic Resource
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