Plant regeneration from cotyledons of niger

Callus initiation from seedling explants of niger (Guizotia abyssinica Cass) cv. Ootacamund was found to be better on LS medium containing kinetin (1.4 μM) plus 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (9 μM) than its analogues. Embryoids were induced directly from cotyledons on LS medium supplemented with 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxypropionic acid. When cotyledon-derived callus was subcultured onto medium with 10.7 μM naphthalene-acetic acid and 2.3 μM kinetin, embryogenesis was observed. Multiple shoots were obtained from cotyledonary explants in presence of MS medium containing 4.4 μM benzyladenine and 11.4 μM indoleacetic acid. Regenerated plants that were transferred to pots and grown to maturity were morphologically normal and fertile.