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Sorghum plant regeneration from aluminum selection media

Plant Cell Reports volume 2, pages 129–132 (1983)Cite this article

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Callus cultures of four Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench cultivars were initiated from aseptically germinated seed. Prior to culture on media containing 0, 100, 200, and 400 μM aluminum, the callus had been subcultured for 3 to 12 months. There were differences amongst the cultivars in response to the aluminum in terms of callus growth. Growth was inhibited at the highest level of aluminum tested. Subculture of callus from aluminum selection medium on both aluminum-containing and aluminum-free media indicated that aluminum-selected callus grew better in the presence of aluminum. Plants were regenerated from only one cultivar (IS3620C of the Margaritiferum group) after several passages on aluminum-supplemented media. Regeneration capacity was however inhibited at 400 μM aluminum.

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  1. Department of Plant Sciences, Texas A&M University, 77843, College Station, TX, USA

    R. H. Smith & S. Bhaskaran

  2. USDA, ARS, and Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, USDA, USA

    K. Schertz

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  1. R. H. Smith
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Technical Article 18057 from the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station TAM 22 AID/DSAN/XII/G-0149 from USAID

Communicated by O. Gamborg

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Smith, R.H., Bhaskaran, S. & Schertz, K. Sorghum plant regeneration from aluminum selection media. Plant Cell Reports 2, 129–132 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00269336

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Keywords

  • Aluminum
  • Germinate
  • Selection Medium
  • Plant Regeneration
  • Callus Culture