title: Effect of light intensity on in vitro multiple shoot induction and regeneration of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. cv Khandawa-2).
abstract: Cotyledonary nodes taken alongwith shoot apex from seedlings of cotton (G. hirsutum) proliferated into shoots on nutrient agar medium supplemented with cytokinins. In the presence of optimal plant growth regulators, low light intensity enhanced the number of shoots initiated per explant in cotton. An average of 33.5 +/- 2.9 shoots were obtained from a single explant cultured for 8 weeks which is about four fold higher than the values reported in earlier protocols. The isolated shoots were rooted on nutrient agar medium supplemented with alpha-naphthalene acetic acid and transferred to soil after acclimatization. Regenerated plants were morphologically identical to the seed-germinated plants and were fertile.
authors.affiliation: National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226 001, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Sawant
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tuli
mesh_terms: D003470:Culture Media; D003368:Gossypium / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects; D008027:Light; D018520:Plant Shoots / Q000254:growth & development; D012038:Regeneration / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media