title: Simple dehydration treatment promotes plantlet regeneration of rice (Oryza sativa L.) callus.
abstract: To increase plantlet regeneration frequency, rice callus was dehydrated in a Petri dish with a single layer of filter paper prior to transfer to the regeneration medium. With a 24 h dehydration treatment, the regeneration frequency was increased to 47 %, while the regeneration frequency of the untreated control was less than 5 %. This relatively simple method provides an alternative method for improving the regeneration frequency of rice callus.
authors.affiliation: Nursery Technology Inc., 3377 Kitsuregawa, 329-14, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirosawa