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Regeneration efficiency from three different regions of cotyledonary explants was examined in six sunflower inbred lines. Proximal, middle and distal regions from seedling cotyledons were cultured on regeneration medium supplemented with growth regulators. Plant regeneration by direct organogenesis was observed after four weeks. Significant differences among inbred lines were found for regeneration percentage and average number of shoots per total explants. Also a decreasing regeneration capacity was observed from proximal to distal sections for all inbred lines. Regeneration ability from cotyledonary explants in this species is strongly influenced by the genotype and by the region from which the explant was obtained. The distance to the cotyledonary node plays a preponderant role in the expression of shoot forming capacity. Shoot differentiation via seedling cotyledons depends upon the presence of the proximal region of cotyledon regardless of the genotype.
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Vega, T.A., Nestares, G.M., Zorzoli, R. et al. Responsive regions for direct organogenesis in sunflower cotyledons. Acta Physiol Plant 28, 427–431 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02706625
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