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Camelina sativa was successfully established in vitro and systems for the regeneration of shoots from leaf explants developed. Methods for the surface-sterilisation of seeds were used which gave 95% germination, though the in vitro grown seedlings failed to develop beyond 28 days culture. In a micropropagation system, the rooting response of nodal explants was increased from a control level of 26.4% to 46.7% by the addition of 5.4 μM NAA. Leaf explants were more efficient for the regeneration of root and shoots than hypocotyls. For regeneration from leaf tissue the use of auxin (NAA) alone in the medium above a level of 0.54 μM resulted in root or callus growth. Cytokinin, in the form of BA alone failed to induce regeneration, but a combination of 4.44 μM BA and 0.54 μM NAA induced shoot regeneration at rates over 10.0 shoots per explant. Regenerated shoots were successfully transplanted to soil and flowered and set seed normally.
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Tattersall, A., Millam, S. Establishment and in vitro regeneration studies of the potential oil crop species Camelina sativa. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 55, 147–150 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006132407886
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