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Literature review<br />
higher regenerative potential in some species <strong>of</strong> geophytes than explant obtained<br />
from tissue in the upper sections <strong>of</strong> the inflorescence stem (ZIV, 1997).<br />
2.13 IN VITRO PROPAGATION OF BULBOUS PLANTS<br />
Micropropagation protocols are available for many bulbous plants. The only bulbous<br />
species for which a large scale micropropagation program is however functional is<br />
Lilium sp (DEBERGH, 1994). Producing cormlets has an advantage over producing<br />
plantlets, as it prevents the development <strong>of</strong> vitreous leaves (ZIV, 1989).<br />
2.14 IN VITRO PROPAGATION OF IRIDACEOUS SPECIES<br />
Within one family there are <strong>of</strong>ten similar requirements or difficulties in<br />
micropropagation (KYTE & KLEYN, 1996). Understanding the culture requirements<br />
<strong>of</strong> species in the same family (Iridaceae) could shed some light on the culture<br />
conditions needed for the successful propagation <strong>of</strong> species in genus Romulea. An<br />
excellent review <strong>of</strong> Iridaceae micropropagation protocols has recently been published<br />
by ASCOUGH et al. (2009), this section will therefore only be considering studies<br />
involving direct shoot and corm organogenesis. These were chosen because they<br />
are the micropropagation steps used most commonly in this study and for species <strong>of</strong><br />
Iridaceae. Direct shoot organogenesis and corm induction is summarized separately<br />
in Table 2.7 and 2.8 and is discussed separately in relation to results for some<br />
Romulea species in chapter five and six.<br />
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