Growth and morphogenesis of plant tissues under in vitro conditions are largely influenced by the composition of the culture media. In this study, effects of different inorganic nutrients (ZnSO4 and CuSO4) on callus induction and plant regeneration of Eleusine coracana in vitro were examined. Primary callus induction without ZnSO4 resulted in improved shoot formation upon transfer of calluses to normal regeneration medium. CuSO4 increased to 5× the normal concentration in the media for primary seed callus induction and plant regeneration resulted in a 4-fold increase in number of regenerated shoots. For long-term callus cultures, 2× KNO3 or 4× Fe-EDTA could replace the requirement for α-naphthaleneacetic acid in the regeneration medium, while 60 μM ZnSO4 or 0.5 μM CuSO4 was optimal for plant regeneration from callus cultures.
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1 September 2004
INORGANIC NUTRIENT MANIPULATION FOR HIGHLY IMPROVED IN VITRO PLANT REGENERATION IN FINGER MILLET – ELEUSINE CORACANA (L.) GAERTN.
S. L. KOTHARI,
KALPANA AGARWAL,
SATISH KUMAR
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In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant
Vol. 40 • No. 5
September 2004
Vol. 40 • No. 5
September 2004
cereal tissue culture
Eleusine coracana
inorganic nutrients
Plant regeneration
seed callus