Phytosulfokine-alpha enhances regeneration and transformation competence in recalcitrant legumes

In vitro biotechnology approaches now available for ‘beautiful’ vavilovia (Vavilovia formosa)

BAP Pôle GEAPSI; Efficient in vitro propagation of Vavilovia formosa, plant regeneration from callus, protoplast isolation and culture to differentiated callus of V.formosa were developed and its relative nuclear DNA content by flow cytometry was established. The summation of biotechnology tools now available should foster evolutionary studies on the tribe Fabeae and, intime, V.formosa could be come a potential source of novel agronomic adaptive traits.