Induction of somatic embryogenesis in carrot by heavy metal ions
- 1 October 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Botany
- Vol. 68 (10) , 2301-2303
- https://doi.org/10.1139/b90-293
Abstract
A new method for the induction of somatic embryos has been demonstrated. Somatic embryos were formed without a visible interventing callus stage when apical tips from 1-week-old seedlings of carrot (Daucus carota cv. US-Harumakigosun) were cultured for 1-3 weeks on Murashige and Skoog''s medium without growth regulators but containing heavy metal chlorides, such as CoCl2, NiCl2, ZnCl2, and CdCl2, and then transferred to Murashige and Skoog''s medium. These results suggest that the stresses caused by these chemicals trigger the induction of somatic embryogenesis in carrot.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Studies on the Organogenesis in Carrot Tissue Cultures I. Effects of Growth Regulators on Somatic Embryogenesis and Root FormationZeitschrift für Pflanzenphysiologie, 1979