Activated charcoal has a very fine network of pores with large inner surface area on which
many substances can be adsorbed. Activated charcoal is often used in tissue culture to …

Main conclusion Shoot tip necrosis is a physiological condition that negatively impacts the
growth and development of in vitro plant shoot cultures across a wide range of species …

An invasive fungal pathogen has reduced the American chestnut (Castanea dentata), once
a keystone tree species within its natural range in the eastern United States and Canada, to …

Due to the commercial importance of some conifer species, advances in conifer
biotechnology often appear to overshadow equally significant advances in the …

Plant tissue culture plays an important role in the production and conservation of plant
species. Its application, however, is hindered by some growth abnormalities such as shoot …

These studies were designed to test if a binary vector containing the gfp, bar and oxalate
oxidase genes could transform American chestnut somatic embryos; to see if a desiccation …

Some of the first applications of transgenic trees in North America may be for the
conservation or restoration of threatened forest trees that have been devastated by fungal …

The genus Castanea includes several tree species that are relevant because of their
geographical extension and their multipurpose character, that includes nut and timber …

Shoot necrosis and plant death occurred during large-scale propagation of Musa cultivars,
viz. Grande Naine (AAA), Dwarf Cavendish (AAA), Nendran (AAB) and Quintal Nendran …

This work studied the micropropagation of fegra fig (F. palmata Forssk.) during which we
experienced the incidence of shoot-tip necrosis (STN). STN was evident during the shoot …