Effect of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics on Microspore Embryogenesis in Brassica Species.
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SUBMITTER: Mineykina A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7238966 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
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Effect of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics on Microspore Embryogenesis in <i>Brassica</i> Species.
Mineykina Anna A Shumilina Daria D Bondareva Ludmila L Soldatenko Alexey A Domblides Elena E
Plants (Basel, Switzerland) 20200410 4
Antibiotics are widely applied for plant cultivation in vitro to eliminate bacterial contamination. However, they can have both positive and negative effects on the cells of cultivated plants, and these effects largely depend on the type antibiotic used and its concentration. The objective of the present study was to estimate the effect of β-lactam antibiotics ampicillin (Amp) and cefotaxime (Cef) on microspore embryogenesis induction in vitro in the <i>Brassica</i> species. The performed experi ...[more]
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