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Reduced plant size of haploid African violets

In Vitro, ISSN: 0073-5655, Vol: 17, Issue: 5, Page: 385-387
1981
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Desirable size reduction in African violets may be achieved through anther culture, which results in haploid plants. Three anther-derived African violet, Saintpaulia ionantha Wendl., plants were about two-thirds the size of the parent plant after 2 yr. These haploids arose from the same anther after 6 wk in vitro. They all appeared identical, were slow growing in soil, and flowered after 18 months. The leaves showed a characteristic cupping when young but straightened out as they matured. After 2 yr in soil, chromosome counts varied among N=13, 14, and 15 in the anther-derived plants. © 1981 Tissue Culture Association, Inc.

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