SOMATIC TISSUES LEADING TO EMBRYOGENESIS IN CUMIN

Seeds of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) were germinated on Murashige and S koog's (MS) medium supplemented with benzyladenine (BA) (8 mg/l) and k inetin (1 mg/l). From the germinated seedlings, various explants (root s, hypocotyls and cotyledons) were excised and inoculated on MS medium supplemented with 8 mg/l of BA. Out of all the explants, hypocotyls w ere found to be the source to somatic embryos. However, separation of embryogenic clumps was difficult on solidified medium; thus, on matura tion root poles remained suppressed. Nevertheless, complete regenerati on was observed in 10% of the cultures.