Induction of somatic embryogenesis in absence of exogenous auxin can clarify some basic concepts of somatic embryogenesis.  Explants from leaf and petiole of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) were used in this experiment for somatic embryogenesis using three different modified B5 basal media; boron and 2,4-D but no IAA as control (I), boron and IAA but no 2,4-D (II) and no boron, 2,4-D and IAA (III). ...

This study aimed to investigate the effects of certain nutrient medium types enhanced with plant-growth regulators on direct inductionof somatic embryogenesis in vegetative strains produced and propagated from a tissue culture Digitalis purpurea. The results showthat MS was superior other tested media-B5, LS, 5C01—in terms days required initiate somaticembryogenesis induction rate. In contrast,...

In the present study, 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) was assessed individually for its effectiveness to induce somatic embryogenesis in tea (Camellia sinenesis L.). Embryonic axes and cotyledons explants were dissected from the seeds. Explants were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing 0, 1 and 5 mM 2, 4-D alone for embryonic axes and 0, 1 and 5 mM 2, 4-D along with 0...

10 11. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license not peer-reviewed) is the author/funder. It is made available under a The copyright holder for this preprint (which was. 2 While cocoa plants regenerated from cryopreserved somatic embryos can demonstrate high levels of 12 phenotypic variability, little is known about the sources of the observed variability. Previous studies 13 have shown that the en...

The polyamine (PA) contents and activities of PA biosynthetic enzymes in Norway spruce somatic embryos [Picea abies L. (Karst.), genotype AFO 541] were studied in relation to anatomical changes during their development, from proliferation to germination, and changes in these variables associated with the germination of mature somatic and zygotic embryos were compared. Activities of PA biosynthe...

Primary cassava somatic embryos were induced on a medium without CaCl(2), however, no or only a few secondary somatic embryos were formed from them. With 15 mM CaCl(2) in the medium for induction of cassava primary embryos, more secondary somatic embryos were produced from them, and they were much effective in maintaining their embryogenic capacity than the controls of embryos which were induce...

ent conccntrations ef 2,4-D, NAA and BAP, large number of somatic cmbryos differentiated When the suspension was cultured for 7 days in the induction medium. The cel]s destined to become somatic embryos divided to form spherical of filamentous proembryos. The fi]amenteus proembryo developed into different shapes of embryos. Somatic embryogenesis began in tlie proembryo stage and preceeded from ...

Production of genetically identical nonhuman primates would reduce the number of animals required for biomedical research and dramatically impact studies pertaining to immune system function, such as development of the human-immunodeficiency-virus vaccine. Our long-term goal is to develop robust somatic cell cloning and/or twinning protocols in the rhesus macaque. The objective of this study wa...

We have examined the distribution of histone H1 in oocytes and preimplantation embryos of the mouse, using a polyclonal antibody raised against the histone H1 subtypes present in somatic cells. Immunofluorescence and immunoblotting analyses failed to detect somatic histone H1 in germinal vesicle (GV)-stage oocytes. In contrast, somatic histone H1 was detectable by immunofluorescence in the nucl...

Embryogenic callus was obtained from mature seed explants on medium supplemented with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Primary somatic embryos (SEs) can only develop into abnormal plants. Well-developed SEs could be obtained through secondary somatic embryogenesis both in solid and liquid cultures. Temperature strongly affected induction frequency of secondary embryogenesis. Relatively high temp...