IMA x BA in Spathiphyllum floribundum

In vitro experiments showed that:

  • imazalil alone has no cytokinin effect

  • imazalil enhances the shoot inducing effect of BA



BA (µM)

0

10

20

IMA

(µM)

0

0 a

28 b

33 b

13

0 a

73 c

79 c

52

0 a

127 d

157 d

Interaction of imazalil with BA regarding
the number of new shoots per explant after
a culture period of 10 weeks. Means
followed by the same letter are not
significant different (LSD95%)

Plants after 10 weeks culture on:
left: 20 µM BA right: 20 µM BA + 42 µM IMA

A clump of shoot meristems grows out
on a cytokinin free medium