Plant tissue Cult. 7(2) : 149-152, 1997 (December)

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Factors Influencing Production of Agrobacterium-Mediated Genetically Transformed Calli and Plant Regeneration in Blackgram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper)

N. Geetha¹, P. Venkatachalm¹ and G. R. Rao

Department of Plant Science, School of Life Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024, India

Key words: Genetic transformation, Regeneration, Vigan mungo

Abastract

Agrobacterium based vectors have been successfully employed to transfer genes into number of dicotyledonous plants and a few grain legumes (De Kathen and Jacobsen 1990, Lulsdorf et al. 1991). One of the prerequisites for successful gene transfer to plants is the availability of a suitable protocol for transformation which is compatible with in vitro plant regeneration methods of the target plant species.

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