Abstract
Regeneration of indica rice varieties remains a limiting factor for researchers undertaking rice Iransformation experiments. As reported for japonica rice and other crops, partial desiccation of indica rice calli dramatically promotes organogenesis and leads to high regeneration ability. We are now able to obtain 66.5%, 61.1% and 73.7% of calli that regenerate plants for the indica varieties TN1, IR72 and IR64 whereas in non desiccated controls only 30.0%, 15.5% and 18.7% of calli regenerated, respectively. Plants obtained were phenotypically normal and 50% were highly fertile. Partial desiccation is a reliable and simple method for improving indica rice regeneration. It also shortens the time of in vitro culture.
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Abbreviations
- 2,4-D:
-
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
- BAP:
-
6-Benzyl amino purine
- DTT:
-
Dithiothreitol
- EDTA:
-
Ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid
- MS:
-
Murashige and Skoog
- NAA:
-
Naphtalene acetic acid
- PAGE:
-
Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
- PAR:
-
Photosynthetic active radiation
- SDS:
-
Sodium dodecil sulfate
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Rancé, I.M., Tian, W., Mathews, H. et al. Partial desiccation of mature embryo-derived calli, a simple treatment that dramatically enhances the regeneration ability of indica rice. Plant Cell Reports 13, 647–651 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00232938
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