Abstract
Daucus carota cell differentiation was examined under different medium pH conditions in a controlled bioreactor. Somatic embryogenesis was affected by pH changes. Embryo production was greatest when the pH of the hormone-free medium was maintained at 4.3. However, the same level was not favourable to development since most embryos did not progress to the torpedo and plantlet stages. In contrast, although there was about a threefold decrease in embryo yield in cultures on the same free 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid medium maintained at pH 5.8, cells differentiated into fully developed plantlets. Changes in embryo development appeared to be associated with alterations in ammonium loss from the medium and sugar uptake.
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Abbreviations
- 2,4-D:
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2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
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Jay, V., Genestier, S. & Courduroux, JC. Bioreactor studies of the effect of medium pH on carrot (Daucus carota L.) somatic embryogenesis. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 36, 205–209 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00037721
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00037721