Abstract
A method for regeneration of plants from tuber explants of a Zantedeschia hybrid via somatic embryogenesis was developed. In vitro cultures were initiated starting from both anthers and tubers. Somatic embryogenesis was only achieved from tuber explants. 6-Benzyladenine (BA) at 0.6 or 2 mg l(-1) in combination with 2 mg l(-1) alpha-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) yielded the highest number of embryos per explant. The somatic embryos converted into plantlets on Murashige and Skoog basal medium supplemented with vitamins, micro- and macronutrients, 1 mg l(-1) 6-tau-tau-(dimethylallylamino)-purine (2iP), 3% sucrose and 0.7% agar. This is the first report on induction of somatic embryogenesis in Zantedeschia
Original language | English |
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Journal | Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture |
Volume | 87 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 329-331 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISSN | 0167-6857 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- ACID
- Araceae
- Belgium
- BIOTECHNOLOGY
- Breeding
- callus formation
- CULTURE
- CULTURES
- EMBRYO
- EMBRYOGENESIS
- HYBRID
- HYBRIDS
- In vitro
- in vitro culture
- IN-VITRO
- INDUCTION
- MICROBIOLOGY
- NETHERLANDS
- PLANT
- plant regeneration
- PLANT-REGENERATION
- PLANTS
- Regeneration
- SCIENCE
- somatic embryo induction
- somatic embryogenesis
- Somatic embryos
- tubers