biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 46:475-476, 2003 | DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000023900.49134.2d

The Mitotic Activity of Norway Spruce Polyembryonic Culture Oscillates During the Synodic Lunar Cycle

H. Vlašínová1, M. Mikulecký2, L. Havel1
1 Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic
2 Insitute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia

The present paper tests the hypothesis, that a periodic fluctuation of mitotic activity of the embryonal tissue of the Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) is synchronnous with synodic lunar cycling. The increased mitotic index (MI) was observed under full moon, and the decreased MI around the first and third quarter.

Keywords: endogenous rhythms; Picea abies; somatic embryogenesis
Subjects: in vitro culture, somatic embryogenegis; lunar cycle, synodic, mitotic activity; mitotic activity, synodic lunar cycle; Norway spruce, synodic lunar cycle; Picea abies

Published: November 1, 2003  Show citation

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Vlašínová, H., Mikulecký, M., & Havel, L. (2003). The Mitotic Activity of Norway Spruce Polyembryonic Culture Oscillates During the Synodic Lunar Cycle. Biologia plantarum, 46(3), 475-476. doi: 10.1023/B:BIOP.0000023900.49134.2d
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