Plant Tissue Cult. 6(1) : 35-40, 1996

Sex Reversal Studies and Hormonal Effects on Mulberry (Morus alba L.) in In vitro

A. Shajahan, K. Kathiravan and A. Ganapathi

Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli-620 024, India

Key words: Sex reversal, Hormonal effects, Mulberry, Axillary bud

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Axillary bud explants of mulberry (Morus alba) were cultured on various nutrient media with different auxin and cytokinin combination. In addition different carbon sources were tested to find out their role in in vitro flower induction. Maximum response was observed in Blayde?s medium containing 3% sucrose and 0.6 mg/1 BA.

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