title: Improved efficiency of plant regeneration from protoplasts of eggplant Solanum melongena L.
abstract: Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) mesophyll protoplasts were obtained from in vitro growing plants of line 410 and cv. 'Classic'. Relatively high (15%) plating efficiency was achieved using petri dishes with alternate quadrants containing reservoir medium (R medium + 1% activated charcoal) and culture medium. Shoot regeneration occurred within 6 weeks following initiation of protoplast culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, 50 250, Bet Dagan, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Izhar