Flowering and vegetative propagation of pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium Vis.) in vivo and in vitro
1976
Roest, S.
The influence of climatic conditions was investigated on flowering behaviour of pyrethrum ( Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium Vis.). At low temperatures high numbers of plants initiated high numbers of flower heads. Both the development of the initiated flower heads and the vegetative development of the plants were stimulated by higher temperatures.The second aspect was the development of methods of vegetative propagation in vivo and in vitro. Through a culture of peduncle explants in vitro detailed information was obtained about the initiation and development of adventitious roots. With these data the process of adventitious root formation of shoot cuttings in vivo was optimalized. In practice this method of vegetative propagation in vivo may be useful for a fast multiplication of selected healthy plants with high yields of pyrethrins. Vegetative propagation was also achieved by initiation and development of adventitious shoots on capitulum explants cultivated in vitro and subsequent adventitious root formation of detached shoots. This procedure was applicable for vegetative propagation of several other Compositae.
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