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The earliest histological event observed in light-grown shoot-forming tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. Wisconsin 38) callus was the deposition of safranin-stainable substances (probably suberin) on cut, exposed cell surfaces. This was followed by the initiation of cell files and the appearance of starch granules. Nodules with lignified tracheary elements also were observed in the upper part of the callus. Pronounced starch accumulation occurred in the lower part of the callus in which protrusions of tissue into the medium occurred. Meristemoids were found in these protrusions as well as elsewhere. In between meristemoids, parenchyma cells with starch granules of varying sizes were observed. Cell strands that connected with the meristemoids also were observed. These strands often terminated at the surface of the protrusion at which point shoot apices originated. The earliest shoots were formed in these protrusions. With time, additiional shoots were formed in other parts of the bottom of the callus and finally in the top part of the callus on prolonged culture. The determination of the loci at which shoot primordia were formed sequentially, was interpreted in relation to the physiological gradient concept.
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This work was carried out while E. M. was a Visiting Scientist at the University of Calgary under the Scientific Exchange Program between the National Research Council of Canada and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Support for this study was provided by N.R.C. (Canada) Grant A-6467 to T. A. T.
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Maeda, E., Thorpe, T.A. Shoot histogenesis in tobacco callus cultures. In Vitro 15, 415–424 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02618409
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