Abstract
Trifolium alexandrinum L. (Egyptian clover) is one of the most important forage crops in the world. Its regeneration in tissue culture has been described in a few reports but the efficiency, accurate time scales and applicability to various genotypes of the described procedures are uncertain. Therefore their suitability for genetic transformation is unclear. In this study, were report new fast procedures for regeneration of Egyptian clover that are applicable to the regeneration of various genotypes (Mescawi-ahaly, Sakha3 and Sakha4). Shoots were regenerated from intact and wounded cotyledons as well as hypocotyls of Mescawi-ahaly on naphthaleneacetic acid/benzyladenine (NAA/BA) and naphthaleneacetic acid/thidiazuron (NAA/TDZ) media. The highest shoot regeneration frequencies were obtained from intact cotyledons on NAA/BA (0.05 mg l−1 NAA combined with 2.0 mg l−1 BA) and NAA/TDZ (0.05 mg l−1 NAA combined with 1.0 mg l−1 TDZ) media (66.2 and 43.1% respectively) compared to 18.4 and 10.1% for wounded cotyledons on NAA/BA and NAA/TDZ respectively. 21.0% shoot regeneration frequency was observed for hypocotyls on NAA/BA (2.0 mg l−1 NAA combined with 0.5 mg l−1 BA) medium but no regeneration was obtained on NAA/TDZ medium. Rooting of the regenerated shoots was induced on indole butyric acid (IBA: 0.24 mg l−1) or NAA (2.0 mg l−1) media where IBA medium supported significantly higher frequencies of rooting as well as survival of the whole plantlets after transfer to soil. However, the rooting and survival frequencies also depended on the type of explant and the medium used for shoot regeneration. The two cultivars Sakha3 and Sakha4 were regenerated using the culture conditions optimized for Mescawi-ahaly with comparable efficiencies, indicating that the described procedure is not genotype dependent. The time scale of whole plantlet regeneration ranged from 7.5 weeks for intact and wounded cotyledons to 10 weeks for hypocotyl explants.
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Abogadallah, G.M., Quick, W.P. Fast versatile regeneration of Trifolium alexandrinum L.. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 100, 39–48 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-009-9614-y
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