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A system for subculture of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) roots was established, and differences in regeneration; namely, embryogenic competence, among individuals of the `Nippon' cultivar were examined. Root tissues, excised from seedlings, were grown on medium without growth regulators and subcultured on the same medium and then on medium that contained 10 μM naphthaleneacetic acid and 0.1 μM gibberellic acid to induce callus formation. Calli were transferred to medium without growth regulators. All explants formed calli. However, the frequency of embryo formation varied among lines. Higher concentrations of gibberellic acid in the callus-induction medium had limited effects on somatic embryogenesis from poorly embryogenic lines. These results indicate that inherent factors are important for somatic embryogenesis in spinach and that the root subculture system is useful for identifying strongly regenerative genotypes among individuals of a single cultivar.
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Ishizaki, T., Komai, F. & Masuda, K. Screening for strongly regenerative genotypes of spinach in tissue culture using subcultured root explants. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 67, 251–255 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012791611632
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