Sullivan, C.F. and Finch, I. and Dix, Philip and Burke, J.I. (1993) Studies of in vitro Propagation Systems for Sugar Beet. Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 32 (1). pp. 27-35.

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Abstract

Commercial cultivars of Beta vulgaris (sugar beet) and an annual diploid line, as well as some breeder's materials developed in Ireland, were used in studies on several in vitro culture procedures. An efficient micropropagation system, based on cytokinin-mediated release of apical dominance in axenic shoot cultures, was established for all genotypes. Callus was initiated by several combinations of naphthalene acetic acid and benzyl aminopurine, and was maintained indefinitely on a defined medium. Shoot regeneration from callus developed from petiole explants was achieved using two different protocols but somatic embryogenesis was not observed. The best frequency of shoot regeneration achieved was 16% of calli responding with 1 to 30 adventitious buds developing on responsive calli. A number of apparently normal, rooted plants were obtained from regenerants. Out of 200 ovaries dissected from flowering spikes of cv. Hilma, two ovules developed into plantlets after a two-step culture procedure.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Micropropagation; sugar beet; tissue culture;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology
Item ID:	7383
Depositing User:	Prof. Philip J. Dix
Date Deposited:	25 Aug 2016 15:49
Journal or Publication Title:	Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research
Publisher:	TEAGASC-Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Refereed:	Yes
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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