Abstract
In vitro culture of immature embryo and young leaf tissues was carried out with five cultivars of barley, Hordeum vulgare. Two cultivars (Albacete and Porthos) responded poorly from both types of explants, while the three others (Dissa, Golden Promise and Ingrid) produced a high frequency of embryogenic callus from these explants (25–60%). For ‘Dissa’ and ‘Ingrid’, young leaf explants were slightly better than immature embryo explants for embryogenic callus induction, while immature embryo cultures of ‘Golden Promise’ responded better than young leaf explants. Thus, there appears to be a significant genotype × explant interaction in the initiation of embryogenic callus in barley.
Some phenotypic variants were detected among the regenerated plants of ‘Golden Promise’ and ‘Ingrid’, most originating by epigenetic changes. Only in one case was the variant phenotype heritable, probably due to a mutation in the chloroplast DNA. Mitotic alteractions were not detected. Consequently, somaclonal variation did not appear to be a very frequent event in plants regenerated from 1- to 6- month-old cultures of barley.
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Ruíz, M.L., Rueda, J., Peláez, M.I. et al. Somatic embryogenesis, plant regeneration and somaclonal variation in barley. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 28, 97–101 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00039921
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