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MORPHOGENETIC STUDIES ON HAWORTHIA: EFFECTS OF INOSITOL ON GROWTH AND DIFFERENTIATION
Author(s) -
Kaul K.,
Sabharwal P. S.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1975.tb14098.x
Subject(s) - inositol , biology , inositol phosphate , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , endocrinology , receptor
Effects of inositol on growth and differentiation of Haworthia tissue were studied. Inositol was found to be essential for the survival of the tissue. Growth was increasingly better with the increase in inositol content of the medium. A minimum level of inositol was required for organ differentiation. Organ differentiation was also promoted by the increase in inositol concentration in the medium. The chlorophyll content of the tissue increased with the increasing concentration of inositol. Presence of 2‐deoxyglucose in the inositol‐containing medium led to inositol deficiency symptoms.