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Shoot regeneration from mature endosperm of Passiflora foetida

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Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium supplemented with 2 μM 6-benzylaminopurine (BA) induced adventitious shoots on mature endosperm explants, whilst gibberellic acid (GA3) and casein hydrolysate stimulated growth and development of these shoot primordia. Plantlets were successfully weaned in vivo. These plants were found to be triploid and flowered, although fruit set was not observed.

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  1. M. E. Mohamed

    Present address: Horticultural Section, Agricultural Research Corporation, P.O. Box 126, Wad-Medani, Sudan

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  1. School of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, BA2 7AY, Bath

    M. E. Mohamed, R. G. T. Hicks & D. Blakesley

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Mohamed, M.E., Hicks, R.G.T. & Blakesley, D. Shoot regeneration from mature endosperm of Passiflora foetida . Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 46, 161–164 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00034851

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