Research Article

An Uncommon Plant Growth Regulator, Diethyl Aminoethyl Hexanoate, Is Highly Effective in Tissue Cultures of the Important Medicinal Plant Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea L.)

Table 5

Summary of suitable concentrations of DA-6 for application in various cultures.

Purpose of cultureExplant sourcePloidy levelsDA-6 concentration (mg/L)

Adventitious bud regenerationLeafDiploid0.16
Triploid0.16
Tetraploid0.08
Hexaploid0.08
PetioleDiploid0.08
Triploid0.01
Tetraploid0.01
Hexaploid0.16
RootDiploid0.01
Triploid0.01
Tetraploid0.01
Hexaploid0
Growth of regenerated budsDiploid0.08
Triploid0.16
Tetraploid0.16
Hexaploid0.08