Embryo rescue of Prunus persica: medium composition has little influence on germination
The peach breeding program of the Agricultural Research Council of South Africa aims to develop early-ripening varieties. For the optimization of embryo rescue, open-pollinated early-ripening ‘Honeyblush’ peaches were used according to the method of Ramming et al. (2003). Their medium was compared t...
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Published in | Acta horticulturae no. 1084; pp. 207 - 210 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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International Society for Horticultural Science
01.01.2015
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Summary: | The peach breeding program of the Agricultural Research Council of South Africa aims to develop early-ripening varieties. For the optimization of embryo rescue, open-pollinated early-ripening ‘Honeyblush’ peaches were used according to the method of Ramming et al. (2003). Their medium was compared to three media with or without activated charcoal (AC). Results of this investigation showed that the trend in germination responses on the four media with or without AC was similar. During acclimatization, the treatments to prevent waterlogging of roots had no significant effect and 73% of plantlets survived. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1084.28 |
ISSN: | 0567-7572 |
DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1084.28 |