Micrografting speeds growth and fruiting of protoplast- derived clones of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) |
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| Authors: | S Ke Q Cai R M Skirvin |
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| Institution: | 1. Wuhan Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Wuhan, Hubei 430074 People’s Republic of China;2. Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Beijing 100044 People’s Republic of China;3. University of Illinois, Department of Horticulture, 258 Plant and Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, 1201W. Gregory Dr., Urbana, IL 61801 USA |
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| Abstract: | Protoplast-derived shoots (protoclones) of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) were cleft grafted directly from in vitro conditions onto mature rootstocks under field conditions on several different dates from June to August in 1987 and 1988. Shoots were taken from culture vessels, prepared for a cleft graft, placed in a cleft on a rootstock, covered with a glass culture tube and sealed with cotton fibres. Other plants were self-rooted in vitro and planted in the field to compare the growth rates and maturity rates of the two plant types. |
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