Efficient Plant Regeneration from Leaf-explants of Tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum

Abstract

Plant regeneration from tomato leaf-explants was investigated in the study. Shoots were induced from explant-derived callus tissues in the medium containing plant hormones, IAA and BAP. Highly efficient and synchronous formation of shoots was observed when shoot-forming tissues were excised and transferred to the medium with 0.1mg/l IAA and 1mg/l BAP. Roots were developed in culturing shoots in hormone-free medium.