Plant regeneration through somatic embryogenesis in callus culture of green bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii Munro).
Young inflorescence explants of green bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii Munro) in culture show a high capacity for plant regeneration through somatic embryogenesis. Embryogenic callus was initiated from explants maintained on Murashige and Skoog's medium supplemented with 3 mg/l 2,4-D, 2 mg/l kinetin and a high content (60 g/l) of sucrose. Prolonged culture in the embryoid induction medium or transferral of embryonic callus to auxin-free medium resulted in the continued development and eventual germination of embryoids and establishment of rooted plantlets that were successfully transferred to soil.
Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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