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Old 02-02-2009, 12:22 AM   #45 (permalink)
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Default Re: Germination the easy way

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I have one E. perrieri beginning to grow on 1/2 strength MS with 1µl/L BA. It's too early to tell if its going to germinate normally or grow callus, I have had both happen depending on the species and medium. If they germinate fairly normally, then they are easy to deal with but if they grow callus then it can be hard to regenerate plants.
It looks like its germinating normally right now. I will transfer it to a medium with no BA in it tomorrow, I don't want to mess with it anymore hormonally while its germinating. After it gains some size in the vessel, I will subculture it to produce backups before regenerating any to plant out.
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