TY  - JA
AU  - Danson, J.
AU  - Lagat,M.
AU  - Mbogori,M.
TI  - Screening tropical maize lines for the production and regeneration of friable and embryogenic type II callus
SN  - 1684-5315
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Nigeria
PB  - Academic Journals
KW  - Maize
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Tropical zones
KW  - Inbred lines
KW  - Plant embryos
KW  - Callus
KW  - Regeneration
N1  - Peer-review: No - Open Access: Yes|http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajb; Peer review; Open Access
N2  - Twenty two maize lines popularly used by breeders in the Kenyan maize program were screened for their ability to form type II callus. The immature embryos were harvested two weeks after pollination. Two highland lines showed high embryogenic response and formed friable, type II calli. While 16 lines screened showed poor or retarded growth with subsequent death. There was successful plant regeneration from four lines collected from the highland breeding program that are genetically related. The results suggested that genetic factors may be responsible for the differences seen in the regenerability of the tropical lines. The two lines CMB7 and CMB8 are considered suitable for further evaluation using a transformation system
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10883/3033
T2  - African Journal of Biotechnology
DO  - https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB06.493
ER  -