The multipotent thidiazuron: A mechanistic overview of its roles in callogenesis and other plant cultures in vitro

• Published in: Biotechnology and applied biochemistry Vol. 69; no. 6; p. 2624
• Main Authors: Ali, Haroon Muhammad, Khan, Tariq, Khan, Mubarak Ali, Ullah, Nazif
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Cytokinins - metabolism; Cytokinins - pharmacology; Indoleacetic Acids; Oxidoreductases; Plant Growth Regulators - pharmacology; Plants - metabolism; cytokinin; callus; micropropagation; plant in vitro cultures; thidiazuron

Thidiazuron (TDZ) is an active substituted phenyl urea compound that has found a significant role as a plant growth regulator. The most exciting aspect of its function is that it can mimic auxins and cytokinin but is chemically different from these two. Many theories have been put forward, and exper...