Propagation of a plant from plant starting material wherein root and/or shoot initiation is stimulated by adding at least one recombinant gene product

摘要

Described is the vegetative propagation of (micro)-organisms or specific parts of plants such as tissues or organs thereof, for example of those cells grown in tissue or organ culture, and more in particular to the seedless propagation of plants. A culture method is provided for propagation of a plant from plant starting material wherein during regeneration of the starting material, especially in the phase of the development of the shoot-root body plan, root or shoot initiation, is stimulated by a recombinant gene product or functional fragment thereof, for example derived from a gene involved in the regulation of plant development allowing reducing or omitting exogenous phytohormone addition to the culture.