title: [Studies on transplanting suspension-cultured protocorms of Dendrobium candidum onto solid culture medium].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The suspension-cultured protocorms of Dendrobium candidum were transplanted on the solid culture medium for studying the factors influencing their differentiation and growth.
  
  
  METHODS
  The growth and differentiation of protocorms were detected when different base-media, plant phytohormones, carbohydrates and pH were applied.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The diluted MS medium promotes the growth of protocorms but inhibit differentiation. The phytohormone NAA, IAA, IBA and GA are helpful to the growth and differentiation of protocorms, however, the low pH values and presence of autoclaved fungi have suppressive effects on protocorms. The fungi also induce morphological variation of protocorms.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medicine Science & Peking Union Medicine college, Beijing 100094, China.
authors.forename: Pi-yong
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Shun-xing
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003470:Culture Media; D031667:Dendrobium / Q000254:growth & development*; D005658:Fungi / Q000502:physiology*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000254:growth & development*; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000502:physiology; D046509:Tissue Culture Techniques
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D003470:Culture Media; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators