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Unpollinated ovaries of Hyoscyamus muticus L. (commonly known as Egyptian henbane) were cultured on Murashige and Skoog and Bourgin and Nitsch media supplemented with various growth hormones to study the organogenesis, embryogenesis and regeneration of plantlets. Embryogenesis was reported for callus grown on both media containing 0.05 mg/l α-naphthaleneacetic acid and 0.5 mg/l 6-benzylaminopurine. Differentiation of roots and shoots from the calli also occurred in these media. Albinism or chlorophyll deficiency and variation in ploidy level were observed among the ovary-derived plantlets.
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Received: 7 April 1997 / Revised received: 2 August 1997 / Accepted: 2 September 1997
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Chand, S., Basu, P. Embryogenesis and plant regeneration from callus cultures derived from unpollinated ovaries of Hyoscyamus muticus L.. Plant Cell Reports 17, 302–305 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002990050397
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002990050397