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Prolific plant regeneration from protoplast-derived tissues of Lotus corniculatus L. (birdsfoot trefoil)

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Protoplasts isolated enzymatically from seedling roots, hypocotyls and cotyledons of Lotus corniculatus L. produced callus which underwent prolific shoot regeneration. The rapidity and ease of recovering plants from protoplast-derived tissues makes this forage legume an attractive experimental system for genetic manipulation.

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  1. Plant Genetic Manipulation Group, Department of Botany, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK

    P. S. Ahuja, S. Hadiuzzaman, M. R. Davey & E. C. Cocking

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On leave from Department of Botany, University of Dacca, Bangladesh

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Ahuja, P.S., Hadiuzzaman, S., Davey, M.R. et al. Prolific plant regeneration from protoplast-derived tissues of Lotus corniculatus L. (birdsfoot trefoil). Plant Cell Reports 2, 101–104 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270177

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