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In vitro selection and field responses of somaclonal variant plants of rice cv PR113 for drought tolerance.
Plant signaling & behavior - 1 Apr 2013
Verma Dipti, Ansari Mohammad Wahid, Agrawal Ganesh Kumar, Rakwal Randeep, Shukla Alok, Tuteja Narendra
Abstract excerpt
Drought is the major environmental stress that limits rice productivity worldwide. In vitro somaclonal variation using different selection agents has been used for crop improvement. Here, rice plants of cv PR113 were selected in vitro on 30, 50 and 70 g L(-1) polyethylene glycol 6,000 (PEG). Callus growth, proliferation, calli volume (first and second culture) and plantlet regeneration (third culture) were found...
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