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Tissue cultures of 7 cultivars of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) were established using seedling explants. Multiple shoot buds were observed in shoot tip cultures in all the cultivars with different frequencies. Shoot tips excised from seeds pretreated with cytokinin increased the frequency of induction of multiple shoot buds. Rooted plantlets from isolated shoot buds were successfully established in soil. The plants have matured and flowered.
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George, L., Bapat, V.A. & Rao, P.S. Plant regenerationin vitro in different cultivars of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 99, 135–137 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053526
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