Pigment production and growth of Alternanthera plants cultured in vitro in the presence of tyrosine

The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of tyrosine on the in vitro growth and the production of the betacyanin pigment in Alternanthera philoxeroides and A. tenella. Nodal segments were inoculated in MS medium containing different concentrations of tyrosine (0, 25, 50 and 75 μ...

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Main Authors: Alítcia Moraes Kleinowski, Isabel Rodrigues Brandão, Andersom Milech Einhardt, Márcia Vaz Ribeiro, José Antonio Peters, Eugenia Jacira Bolacel Braga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2014-04-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132014000200014&lng=en&tlng=en