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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1992
Anthony D Genovesi, Sycamore, IL (US);
Richard A Yingling, DeKalb, IL (US);
DeKalb Genetics Corporation, DeKalb, IL (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to the regeneration of fertile monocotyledonous plants from a plant composition that contains microspores. A method of the present invention comprises preculturing a plant composition under a plurality of stressful conditions that promote embryogenesis, isolating microspores at a temperature below about 25.degree. C., culturing the microspores in an embryoid/calli induction medium and regenerating a plant from an embryoid/calli. A solid, porous support system for transferring isolated microspores through a series of subcultures containing different media is also provided. The composition of the media are aspects of the invention.