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Agriculture

Journal

2011

Apricot

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Micropropagation Of The Apricot (Prunus Armeniaca L.) Cv. Hacıhaliloğlu By Means Of Single Node Culture, Hakan Yildirim, Ahmet Onay, Engi̇n Ti̇lkat, Zafer Aktürk Jan 2011

Micropropagation Of The Apricot (Prunus Armeniaca L.) Cv. Hacıhaliloğlu By Means Of Single Node Culture, Hakan Yildirim, Ahmet Onay, Engi̇n Ti̇lkat, Zafer Aktürk

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Hacıhaliloğlu is one of the most widely cultivated apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) cultivars in Turkey. It produces fruit of excellent quality and is consumed both fresh and dried. In this study several factors affecting in vitro culture, rapid proliferation, rooting, and acclimatization of the apricot cultivar Hacıhaliloğlu were examined. During this study significant differences in harvesting dates were observed, with the month of May being noted as the best time to examine the in vitro culture of Hacıhaliloğlu. The effects of the cytokinin 6-benzylaminopurine (BA), kinetin (Kin), and thidiazuron (TDZ) were evaluated individually, and different concentrations of BA were also …