Estudios preliminares de propagación in vitro de una especie endémica de Chile, Vestia foetida (Solanaceae) Preliminary studies in vitro propagation of an endemic species to Chile, Vestia foetida (Solanaceae)

The in vitro germination of seeds of Vestiafoetida (Ruiz et Pav.) Hoffmanns. and their multiplication was performed. A 20% in vitro germination was obtained. The best proliferation medium was MS supplemented with BAP (1.0 mg L-1) plus AIB (0.01 mg L-1), with an average of 1.7 new axillary buds per microshoot after two subcultures.