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Somatic embryos were multiplied by secondary embryogenesis in cotyledonary cultures of peach and nectarine (Prunus persica L.) using a simplified culture medium for immature seeds. A three-stage process with an initial callus phase was established in darkness on a medium containing basal salts (modified MS) supplemented with 2,4-D (5 mg/l), Kn (2 mg/l) and BAP (2 mg/l) and casein hydrolysate (500 mg/l). This was followed by a growth regulator-free medium with activated charcoal for the adventitious and direct multiplication of somatic embryos under continuous light. Somatic embryos (10–15) originated from the epidermal layer of primary somatic embryos of 4–6 mm size. The incidence of morphologically abnormal embryos was reduced by subculturing every 20 days. Calli which were isolated and grown on a 2,4-D medium were more embryogenic than those on NAA. These embryos multiplied continuously for more than 10 months by a repetitive somatic embryogenic process. A third stage medium, supplemented with BAP (2 mg/l), was required for axis elongation, germination and transfer to soil.
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Bhansali, R.R., Driver, J.A. & Durzan, D.J. Rapid multiplication of adventitious somatic embryos in peach and nectarine by secondary embryogenesis. Plant Cell Reports 9, 280–284 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00232302
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