Abstract of a paper based on work funded at least in part by the Australian Flora Foundation

Tynan, K. M. Scott, E. S. Sedgley, M.
Department of Applied and Molecular Ecology, Waite Campus, Adelaide University, PMB1 Glen Osmond, Australia.

Banksia propagation. In-vitro multiplication of Banksia species.
Australian Plants. 2000. 21: 166, 79-82
CAB Abstract 20013104886

Abstract
Experiments on the micropropagation of Banksia speices, principally B. coccinea, B. menziesii, B. spinulosa var. collina and B. ericifolia, are reported. Buds which swelled on explants of B. ericifolia and B. menziesii failed to develop into shoots. In B. coccinea, both shoot and root induction were achieved, although attempts to transfer plantlets to a vermiculite/sand mixture or to potting mix were unsuccessful.