Study on the effect of explant size on direct shoot regeneration capability of seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii (Rhodophyta, Solieriaceae) in Vietnam

Abstract

Direct regeneration is a biological technique used to create a large quantity of seaweed seedlings from mother plants. In this experiment, Kappaphycus alvarezii, ranging in size 0.25-2.0 cm, was cultivated in a Provasoli's Enriched Seawater (PES) medium supplemented with 5 mg/l of Indole-3-acetic acid combined with 1 mg/l of N6-benzyladenine...