Promotion of androgenesis in rice anther cultures by substitution of sucrose with maltose and mannitol

Authors
Pande, H Bhojwani, SS
Citation
H. Pande et Ss. Bhojwani, Promotion of androgenesis in rice anther cultures by substitution of sucrose with maltose and mannitol, BIOL PLANT, 42(1), 1999, pp. 125-128
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
ISSN journal
00063134 → ACNP
Volume
42
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
125 - 128
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-3134(1999)42:1<125:POAIRA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Maltose was four times more effective than sucrose for androgenesis in anth er cultures of an indica rice cultivar IR 43. Partial substitution of malto se by mannitol considerably enhanced the regeneration of green plants.