Table 4.
In vitro flowering studies in bamboos
| Species | Medium + PGRs | References |
|---|---|---|
| Bambusa sp., Cephalostachyum pergacil, Dendeocalamus membranaceus | – | Prutpongse and Gavintertvatana 1992 |
| Bamboo sp. | B5 + BAP + 2,4-D | Rao and Rao 1990 |
| B. arundinacea | MS + BAP + NAA | Ansari et al. 1996 |
| MS + BAP + CW | Nadgauda et al. 1997 | |
| MS + BAP | Joshi and Nadgauda 1997 | |
| B. arundinacea, D. strictus, D. brandisii | MS + BAP + CW | Nadgauda et al. 1990 |
| B. arundinacea, D. strictus, D. brandisii | MS + BAP | John and Nadgauda 1999 |
| B. edulis | MS + TDZ + 2,4-D | Lin and Chang 1998 |
| MS + TDZ | Lin et al. 2003, 2004 | |
| MS + 2,4-D + IBA + NAA | Lin et al. 2005 | |
| B. oldhamii | MS + 2,4-D + Kn | Ho and Chang 1998 |
| B. vulgaris, D. strictus, D. giganteus | MS + IBA + AdS + GA3 | Rout and Das 1994 |
| D. asper | MS + BAP | Satsangi et al. 2001 |
| D. giganteus | MS + BAP | Ramanayake et al. 2001 |
| D. hamiltonii | MS + BAP | Chambers et al. 1991 |
| D. latiflorus | MS + 2,4-D | Lin et al. 2007b |
| D. strictus | ½ MS + TDZ | Singh et al. 2000 |
AdS adenine sulphate, BAP 6-benzylaminopurine, CW coconut water (milk), 2, 4-D 2, 4 Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, GA3 gibberellic acid, IBA indole-3-butyric acid, Kn kinetin, NAA α-Napthaleneacetic acid, PGR plant growth regulator, TDZ Thidiazuron