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Efficient callus formation and plant regeneration are heritable characters in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.).
Hereditas - 1 Jan 2016
Kagami Hiroyo, Taguchi Kazunori, Arakawa Takumi, Kuroda Yosuke, Tamagake Hideto, Kubo Tomohiko
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BACKGROUND: Obtaining dedifferentiated cells (callus) that can regenerate into whole plants is not always feasible for many plant species. Sugar beet is known to be recalcitrant for dedifferentiation and plant regeneration. These difficulties were major obstacles for obtaining transgenic sugar beets through an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation procedure. The sugar beet line 'NK-219mm-O' is an exceptional line...
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