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Successful vegetative propagation of seedling jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) has been achieved by in vitro methods. Proliferation from nodal explants was greater than from shoot tips. Of the cytokinins tested, benzylaminopurine (BAP) was more effective than either 2-isopentenyladenine (2iP) or kinetin (Kin) and produced maximum proliferation when used at 5×10-6M. Shoot proliferation was optimal at 30°C with a 12 h photoperiod. Optimal rooting of shoots in vitro was obtained with indolebutyric acid (IBA) at 10-6M. The number and length of roots was significantly increased in 12 h light as compared with the dark.
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Rahman, M.A., Blake, J. Factors affecting in vitro proliferation and rooting of shoots of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.). Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 13, 179–187 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00043667
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