In vitro regeneration of selected commercial Tanzanian open pollinated maize varieties

Four Tanzanian open pollinated maize varieties namely; Kito, Situka M-1, Staha and TMV-1 were regenerated in vitro using immature zygotic embryos as ex-plants. Callus induction was achieved using Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium supplemented with 1, 1.5, 2 or 2.5 mg/l of 2, 4-D. Callus inductio...

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Published in:African journal of biotechnology 2012-03, Vol.11 (22), p.6043-6049
Main Authors: Seth, MS, Bedada, L T, Mneney, EE, Oduor, RO, Machuka, J S
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Language:English
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Zea mays
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Summary:Four Tanzanian open pollinated maize varieties namely; Kito, Situka M-1, Staha and TMV-1 were regenerated in vitro using immature zygotic embryos as ex-plants. Callus induction was achieved using Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium supplemented with 1, 1.5, 2 or 2.5 mg/l of 2, 4-D. Callus induction was significantly affected by the genotype of the varieties. Among the varieties tested, Kito, Situka M-1 and Staha had significantly higher callus induction frequency of 84.4, 92.7 and 88.7%, respectively compared to TMV-1 (43.3%). Embryogenic callus induction percentage was significantly influenced by the genotype, 2, 4-D concentrations and their interaction effect implying differential response of the genotypes to 2, 4-D concentrations. Among the genotypes tested, Kito gave significantly (p
ISSN:1684-5315
1684-5315
DOI:10.5897/AJB11.2420