Plant Tissue Cult. 9(1) : 79-83, 1999 (June)

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In vitro Callusing, Organogenesis and Plantlet Regeneration in Sesamum indicum L. cultivar B-67

Ajit K. Datta¹ and Amal K. Biswas

Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding Labotatory, Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, India

Key words: Sesamum indicum, Callusing, Organogenesis, Regeneration

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Sesamum indicum L., the sesame, is an important oilseed crop. In vitro protocol are less explored in sesame (Sastri et al. 1981, Datta and Biswas 1986, Datta et al. 1995a, 1995b, George et al. 1987, Lee et al. 1988, Bapat et al. 1989). Inducing callus and plantlet regeneration in cultivar B-14, Datta and Biswas (1986) initiated tissue culture studies in S. indicum. Subsequently, callus differentiation, organogenesis and plantlet regeneration were investigated in sesame cultivar B-67; precisely, these have been presented in this communication.

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