Development of the prickly pear cactus Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. (Cactaceae) in vitro in response to the replacement of potassium nitrate for a commercial kno 3 fertilizer

ABSTRACT: In micropropagation, potassium nitrate (KNO3), an ACS reagent grade chemical, used in the preparation of growing mediums is expensive and its procurement depends on bureaucratic procedures, as it is controlled by the Brazilian Army. This research to assessed the effect of replacing the ACS...

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Main Authors: Cinthia Carolinne de Souza Ferreira, Cristiane Domingos da Paz, Joselita Cardoso de Souza, Ana Rosa Peixoto, Lucas Silva Rios, Alessandro Rosa Nascimento, Juliana Martins Ribeiro, Natoniel Franklin de Melo, Silvio Lopes Teixeira, Jairton Fraga Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2021-08-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782022000100404&tlng=en