Plant regeneration from protoplasts isolated from seedling cotyledons of Stylosanthes guianensis, S. macrocephala and S. scabra.
Plant regeneration from protoplasts is a prerequisite to the production of modified plants using somatic hybridization and transformation. Whole plant regeneration was achieved from protoplasts isolated from seedling cotyledons of Stylosanthes guianensis, S. macrocephala and S. scabra, three economically important species of this tropical forage legume genus. The effects of both protoplast density and protoplast culture method on cell division and plating efficiency are presented.
Plant Genetic Manipulation Group, Department of Botany, University of Nottingham, NG 2RD, Nottingham, UK.
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Vieira
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Jones
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Cocking
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Davey