EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT MEDIA ON SHOOT TIP CULTURE OF CARNATION (Dianthus caryophyllus L.)  [2007]

This research was carried out in Tissue Culture Laboratory of the Department of Horticulture,Faculty of Agriculture, and University of Suleyman Demirel in Isparta. In this study it was aimed todetermine the effects of different culture media on in vitro regeneration capacity of shoot tips of Vittorio (astandard carnation variety). It was found that ratio of plant formation from shoot tips varied depending on themedia. The highest mean shoot number per explant (5.97) were obtained from shoots cultured on mediumadded Kinetin (2.00 mgl-1) and NAA (0.02 mgl-1) (3), and then transferred NAA (0.02 mgl-1) and BAP (2.00mgl-1) (4). The highest mean shoot length (3.65 cm) was obtained from shoots cultured on medium addedBAP (2.00 mgl-1) and NAA (0.02 mgl-1) (4), and then transferred NAA (0.02 mgl-1) Kinetin (2.00 mgl-1) (3).Other criteria examined in this research was rooting percentage. In this respect the highest rooting percentagewas obtained from shoots cultured on medium added NAA (0.02 mgl-1) and Kinetin (2.00 mgl-1) (3), and thentransferred IBA (2.00 mgl-1) and BAP (0.01 mgl-1) (K1).