title: Development of secondary inflorescences and in vitro plantlets from inflorescence cultures of Amaranthus paniculatus.
abstract: Immature inflorescences of Amaranthus paniculatus were used as explants for in vitro culture studies. When placed on a medium supplemented with 3-6 mg/l kinetin, explants developed into secondary inflorescences. Leaves and shoots developed following culture of inflorescence tissue on media containing 8-15 mg/l kinetin or 5-10 mg/l BAP. These shoots when subcultured on MS medium supplemented with 12 mg/l kinetin + 15% coconut milk, formed roots. These rooted plantlets later flowered in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Plant Research Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 110067, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Chakravarty
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sopory