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US 12,376,530 B2Granted
Method for vegetative propagation of plants
AssigneeLetavis AB
InventorsKerstin Uvnäs-Moberg, Bengt Lundegårdh
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Abstract
Described is a method for vegetative propagation of plants by exposing a plant material to an oxytocin solution and/or a variant and/or derivative thereof.
Claims18
A method for vegetative propagation of a plant, said method comprising
- a) providing
- i) a composition comprising oxytocin and/or a fragment and/or variant of oxytocin possessing oxytocin activity;
- and
- ii) a plant material, wherein said plant material comprises meristem;
- b) exposing said plant material to said composition comprising oxytocin and/or a fragment and/or variant of oxytocin possessing oxytocin activity thereby providing an oxytocin-treated plant material;
- and
- c) growing said oxytocin-treated plant material,
- wherein the oxytocin stimulates callus formation on the plant material.
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