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Somaclonal Variation in Carnations

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The carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) is a member of the Caryophyllaceae family. It is a semi-hardy perennial with branching stems, bearing linear, glaucous leaves in opposite and decussate pairs. Each stem forms a terminal flower and the inflorescence is a loose cyme. The flowering shoot can be treated for marketing in one of two forms: either the flower buds formed on short lateral shoots arising from the axils of the upper leaves are removed to leave one large, terminal flower on a long leafy stem (“standard” type), or the terminal flower bud is removed at an early stage to encourage more even development of the lateral flowers, which then produce a multiple-flowered stem (“spray” or “miniature” types). Special cultivars have been selected for spray production.

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  1. Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, ARO. The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan, 50-250, Israel

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    Y. P. S. Bajaj

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Leshem, B. (1990). Somaclonal Variation in Carnations. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Somaclonal Variation in Crop Improvement I. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02636-6_25

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