Development of new plants from leaves and roots of Atropa belladonna L. in the in vitro culture

Abstract

Isolated leaves, leaf fragments and fragmented roots of Atropa balladanna were grown in vitro in order to study their morphogenetic potentials. In the presence of 'kinetin and IAA, a great number of shoot buds arose from the leaves and roots. In those cases when cut leaves were implanted a callus arose from the leaves which subsequently gave rise to many buds. In the absence of kinetin and IAA buds were not formed. In the presence of IAA only numerous roots arose from the cut ends of the leafe stalk and from .the fragmented root.