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The effect of the type of gelling agent and of several antibiotics on the adventitious bud regeneration from in vitro leaves was tested on eight pear genotypes. The use of gellan gum (Phytagel™) in the medium instead of agar had a very strong positive effect on the rate of adventitious bud regeneration for all pear genotypes tested in this study. This gelling agent induced faster cell divisions than agar, thus more callus was produced on wound sites and subsequently more buds regenerated. Incubation on gellan gum medium during the first 20 d of bud induction was sufficient to induce a stimulatory effect on regeneration and limited the production of hyperhydric buds. In the prospect of Agrobacterium transformation, the effect of several antibiotics was tested. Cefotaxime (200 mg/l) plus ticarcillin/clavulanic acid (100 mg/l) could be used in the culture medium without affecting the frequency of bud regeneration. The inhibition of bud regeneration was obtained with different kanamycin concentrations according to the gelling agent in the medium. On gellan gum medium, a concentration of 100 mg/l of kanamycin was suitable. These conditions can be recommended for experiments on Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of pear, where bacterial inoculation and presence of antibiotics generally reduce and delay bud regeneration.
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Chevreau, E., Mourgues, F., Neveu, M. et al. Effect of gelling agents and antibiotics on adventitious bud regeneration from In vitro leaves of pear. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Plant 33, 173–179 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-997-0017-7
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