RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 <em>In vitro</em> propagation of <em>Trillium</em> species
JF Native Plants Journal
JO NATIVE PLANTS JOURNAL
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 56
OP 63
DO 10.3368/npj.13.1.56
VO 13
IS 1
A1 Gagliardo, Ronald
A1 Labarthe, Merrily
A1 Zaic, Michael
A1 Cruse-Sanders, Jennifer
A1 Determann, Ronald O
YR 2012
UL http://npj.uwpress.org/content/13/1/56.abstract
AB For decades, trilliums (Liliaceae) have been collected from the wild for their beauty and medicinal properties. As a potential way to help alleviate the pressure from collecting and to advance the science of micropropagation, we examined past methods of in vitro propagation of Trillium and conducted our own preliminary experiments. We report our observations on the establishment of sterile cultures of Trillium persistens Duncan and T. reliquum J.D. Freeman along with further observations on root formation, cleaning, and media composition. We promote the use of in vitro techniques in the propagation of trilliums and recommend their application to the conservation of species that are threatened by collecting or habitat loss.