Micropropagation and somaclonal variation in Iranian genotypes of garlic (Allium sativum L.).

ABSTRACT: Garlic is an important bulb vegetable which is used for both culinary and medical purposes worldwide. In vitro propagation is considered a promising technic for production and conservation of disease-free garlic seed. The efficiency of in vitro culture was studied for micropropagation of native Iranian garlic genotypes. A factorial experiment based on a completely randomized design with three replications was conducted to optimize the in vitro culture media components for establishment, regeneration and conservation of four Iranian garlic genotypes. The highest number of bulblets were obtained and established on MS medium supplemented with 1.5 mgL-1 BA (benzyl adenine) + 0.5 mgL-1 IBA (indole-3-butyric acid) and 0.5 mgL-1 2-iP (2-isopentenyl adenine) + 0.25 mgL-1 NAA (naphthalene acetic ac

SUBMITTER: Afzaz MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12422459 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature