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Adventitious root formation and root-system performance are important aspects in the clonal propagation of different plant species, both from cuttings and in vitro. Root formation from cuttings is affected by anatomical, physiological and environmental factors and by their interaction. In addition, it is largely dependent on selecting a suitable organ (e.g. stem, leaf or root cuttings). This decision is influenced mainly by the inherent ability of the cuttings to regenerate root primordia. Several techniques have been proposed to improve rooting ability in difficult-to-root species, including heavy pruning (Scott, 1987) and etiolating stock plants to obtain easy-to-root juvenile material (Maynard and Bassuk, 1987), using specific rooting media (Sabalka, 1986), fog (Harrison- Murray et al., 1988) or mist atmospheres (Rosenberg et al, 1992), and applying growth regulators directly to the target tissue.
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Tzfira, T., Vainstein, A., Altman, A., Jensen, C.S. (1997). Improved Rooting Ability and Root-System Performance in Transgenic Aspen Plants. In: Altman, A., Waisel, Y. (eds) Biology of Root Formation and Development. Basic Life Sciences, vol 65. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5403-5_34
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