Immature zygotic embryo has been the widely used explant source to develop embryogenic
callus lines, cell suspensions and protoplasts for transformation of cereal crops including …

The concept of a thin cell layer (TCL) was initially presented by Tran Thanh Van in two key
papers exactly 40 years ago. At that time, Nicotiana tabacum was the model plant used to …

Abstract Background and Aims The thin cell layer (TCL) technique is based on the use of
very small explants and has allowed enhanced in vitro morphogenesis in several plant …

Various factors affect the induction of somatic embryogenesis in peach palm (Bactris
gasipaes Kunth). Among these, both the type and level of auxins had the greatest influence …

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.), an economically important food crop is
cultivated widely in the arid and semi-arid tropics of Africa and Asia. In the present study, an …

A rapid and reproducible protocol for direct plant regeneration has been established using
in vitro-derived, actively growing shoot apical meristems (SAMs) of the genotype'CO (Ra) …

This study describes for the first time a simple and quick direct somatic embryogenesis and
plant regeneration protocol for turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) using leaf base explants …

Abstract Malaxis wallichii (Lindl.) Deb, a small, perennial, monopodial, terrestrial orchid, is
endemic to tropical Himalayas at an altitude of 1200–2000 m asl. The pseudobulbs are …

The present work describes a procedure that allows for the easy and rapid induction of
caulogenesis in four cultivars of Brassica napus L. from transversal Thin Cell Layers (tTCLs) …

Lilies are one of the most valuable bulbous ornamental cut flower crops and are
commercially propagated by conventional scaling, which results in varied bulb quality. This …