Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Bajaj, Y.P.S. Book author

Berlin Springer-Verlag Germany

1988

p.277-293

SB123.6.B3 pt.2

The techniques of tissue culture can be used in vegetative propagation and plant regeneration in cucumber through embryogenesis or embryogenesis and organogenesis. In some varieties embryoids can be obtained directly from suspension culture but this process is not regular enough. Up to 8% of R1 plants segregate in R2 somaclones. The characteristics gel-like callus and suspension cultures potentially permit isolation of various mutants, and to date streptomycin and chilling resistant variants have been selected. Protoplast plating efficiency is very high, but colony regeneration ability to plants is lower than from suspension culture. Research on somatic hybridization and transformation is being developed. [AS]

Biotechnology in agriculture and forestry, vol.6: Crops II

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