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SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS IN LONG‐TERM CALLUS CULTURES OF ZEA MAYS L. (GRAMINEAE)
Author(s) -
Vasil Vimla,
Vasil Indra K.,
Lu Chinyi
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1984.tb12497.x
Subject(s) - biology , callus , somatic embryogenesis , zea mays , poaceae , botany , embryo , somatic cell , tissue culture , cultivar , regeneration (biology) , embryogenesis , microbiology and biotechnology , agronomy , genetics , gene , in vitro
Long‐term (1 yr), soft, embryogenic callus tissue cultures were established from excised immature embryos of a commercial cultivar of hybrid maize ( Zea mays L.). Plant regeneration occurred by the formation of somatic embryos, and the regenerated plants were morphologically normal with 2 n = 20 chromosomes. Such cultures may be useful for the isolation of mutants and the establishment of embryogenic cell suspension cultures.