Adventitious shoot regeneration from leaf explants of an African clone of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and analysis of the conformity of regenerated plants
1998
Mussio, I. | Chaput, M.H. | Serraf, I. | Ducreux, G. | Sihachakr, D.
A protocol for regeneration of adventitious shoots from immature leaf lobes from in vitro plants of cassava has been developed. Induction occurred in the presence of 2,4-D for ten days which was followed by transfer onto the regeneration medium containing 23 micromolar zeatin. Induction for more than 10 days in 2,4-D resulted in reduced regeneration and delayed shoot formation. A friable callus developed after a longer induction phase. A shorter induction resulted in the formation of foliar structures which did not develop further. Following subculture calluses produced shoots with improved frequency: 1.0 shoot/explant after 4 subcultures and 1.8 shoots/callus after 14 subcultures. When transplanted into soil, the regenerated plants were apparently normal and similar to the stock plants. A sample of 203 regenerants was examined for isozymes and DNA content using flow cytometry. Glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT) banding pattern was identical to that of the stock plants. Small changes were however detected in the phosphoglucomutase (PGM) pattern for 3.4% of regenerated plants, showing an additional band in the fast migration zone. The DNA content of the regenerated plants was homogeneous and was similar to that of the stock plants. The ploidy level was unchanged (2n = 36 chromosomes).
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