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Mature specimens of liquidambar styraciflua were propagated in vitro. Components of the nutrient medium and culture conditions were first determined for one-year-old seedling material. Mature material responded similarly to seedling material in culture, but alterations in frequency of early transfers and components of the medium were required. Explants responded best to Woody Plant Medium of Lloyd and McCown supplemented with 0.2 mg l-1 BA and 0.05 mg l-1 NAA. Root formation occurred on shoots placed on media containing 0.5–1.0 mg l-1 IBA. Growth in culture and percentage of rooting of mature explants were markedly affected by the individual selection, with rooting percentages varying from 33–100% among selections.
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Sutter, E.G., Barker, P.B. In vitro propagation of mature Liquidambar styraciflua . Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 5, 13–21 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00033565
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