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The establishment and maintenance of embryogenic suspension cultures as well as the regeneration of plants from protoplasts have been proven difficult for most Indica rice varieties, especially commercially important cultivars. However, rice seeds are readily available, and the majority of rice cultivars can be regenerated from mature embryo cells through somatic embryogenesis following a relative simple culture protocol. Therefore, the cell of rice seed embryo is a promising recipient material for electroporation.
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Xu, X., Shi, H., Li, B. (1995). Transgenic Indica Rice Plants by Electroporation of Seed Embryo Cells. In: Potrykus, I., Spangenberg, G. (eds) Gene Transfer to Plants. Springer Lab Manual. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79247-2_24
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