Friable callus was initiated from shoot apices of Gloriosa superba L. on basal MS medium supplemented with 2, 4-D (4mg L(-1)) + Kn(5 mg L(-1)) + CH(10 mg L(-1)) + CW(20%). Subculture of callus on the same medium after 4-5 weeks showed induction of large number of somatic embryos, which was confirmed with histological studies. Development of embryoids in plantlet took place when the embryogenic ...

Abstract The goal of this research was to investigate the ontogenic path followed by somatic embryo from oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis jacq.) with in vitro culture and characterize shoot explants. Explant were injected into a medium for induction calluses, histological analysis perfomed on embryogenic callus embryo. Embryogenic nodular structure still proliferate because cells are meristematic v...

Callus induction, somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration were initiated in selected five species of Turkish crocus using three diffrent explants (leaf, stem and corm) cultured on four different media (MS, GB5, LS and CHE). The highest frequencies of callus induction (100%) and shoot regeneration (70%, with 7.2 shoots/callus) were found in the crocus species Crocus oliveri ssp. Oliveri, us...

A method for micropropagation of the protected species Gentiana pneumonanthe L. by somatic embryogenesis (SE) was elaborated. For SE induction, secondary explants of leaves and apical meristems from in vitro cultures were successfully used. Tests of callus induction were carried out on ten media containing BA (0.04-8.0 μM) and Picloram or 2,4-D (4.0–8.0 μM). The greatest amounts of embryogenic ...

rose is considered as one of the most popular and important ornamental plants in the world. during the last decade, tissue culture, micropropagation as well as genetic engineering have prevailed in rose production industry. gene transfer to embryogenic callus, derived from different types of explants is currently one of the most popular methods of improvement of rose cultivars, presented in par...

A highly reproducible regeneration system through somatic embryogenesis from the excised mature embryos (MEs) of dry seeds of a range of European barley cultivars was developed. By minimizing the germination of plated MEs, primary callus could be obtained with high frequency which permitted efficient embryogenesis and regeneration of a large number of green plants. Different approaches were tes...

An efficient method for in vitro micro propagation and genetic transformation of plants are crucial for both basic and applied research. Maize is one of the most important cereal crops around the world. Regeneration from immature embryo is hampered due to its unavailability round the year. On the contrary mature embryo especially tropical maize is recalcitrant toward tissue culture. Here we rep...

Sorghum is a wonder crop from physiological point of view. It is the most important cereal crop, after rice and wheat.  The number of reports describing the use of transgenic Sorghum for basic studies in Biotechnology is still limited when compared to other crops. In one hand, the success of the transformation techniques is mainly dependent upon the availability of optimal protocols for highly ...