African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12498

Full Length Research Paper

Plant regeneration in wheat mature embryo culture

Murat Aydin*, Metin Tosun and Kamil Haliloglu
Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 15 September 2011
  •  Published: 30 November 2011

Abstract

Success in genetic engineering of cereals depends on the callus formation and efficient plant regeneration system. Callus formation and plant regeneration of wheat mature embryos were assessed by using 12 different methods with 4 genotypes. Genotype significantly affected the formation of callus, embryogenic callus and plant regeneration. Only two methods (methods #2 and 9) produced plant regeneration. The highest plant regeneration for all genotypes with endosperm that supported mature embryos was observed in method #9 which contain MS medium supplemented with 12 mg/l dicamba + 0.5 mg/l IAA.

 

Key words: Callus formation, explant, genotype, plant growth regulators.

 

Abbreviation

MS, Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium; B5, Gamborg et al. (1968) medium; 2,4-D, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acit; Dicamba, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid; Picloram, 4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid; IAA, Ä±ndole-3-acetic acid; NAA, 1-naphthaleneacetic acid; BAP, 6-benzylaminopurine; TDZ,thidiazuron, 1-phenyl-3-[1,2,3 thiadozol-5-yl] urea.