Essays about: "kinetin"

Found 3 essays containing the word kinetin.

  1. 1. Why coconut water is both a biostimulant and an anti-cancer agent

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Estefany Reyes Estevez; [2021]
    Keywords : Cocos nucifera; phytohormones; cytokinins; kinetin; kinetin riboside; zeatin; iP; functional foods; cancer; cell cycle; micropropagation; tissue culture;

    Abstract : Coconut water (CW) naturally contains phytohormones called cytokinins, which exist in different forms like kinetin, kinetin riboside and zeatin. The bioactive cytokinins in plants are the zeatin-type, and these natural compounds exert many vital plant physiological effects. READ MORE

  3. 2. In vitro regeneration of four Hypoxis species and transformation of Camelina sativa and Crambe abyssinica

    University essay from SLU/MOVIUM

    Author : Busie Esther Nsibande; [2012]
    Keywords : Agrobacterium; biotechnology; Camelina sativa; Crambe abyssinica; Hypoxis; In vitro propagation; regeneration; transformation; vacuum infiltration;

    Abstract : The advance of science and biotechnology has made it possible to prevent the complete loss of plant species by providing propagation methods that are fast and can result in the mass production of exact copies of the targeted plant species. Genetic transformation has become a useful instrument in the introduction of new traits to plants such as increased yield and disease resistance. READ MORE

  4. 3. Propagation, cultivation and breeding of terrestrial temperate orchids, with focus on Cypripedium spp.

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Science

    Author : Linda-Marie Rännbäck; [2007]
    Keywords : horticulture; temperate terrestrial orchids; mycorrhiza; media composition; germination; in vitro seed culture; Cypripedium; botany; hybridization; breeding; cultivars; propagation; soil culture; cultivation; soil substrates;

    Abstract : Temperate terrestrial orchids have received increased horticultural attention as the new exclusive perennials for the garden. Temperate terrestrial orchid seeds have been found to germinate and develop readily asymbiotically on suitable media in vitro. READ MORE