Tissue Culture of Some Monocotyledonous Plants

Abstract

Of the approximately 100 species in Gautheret's (1959) list of tissue cultures 10 only are monocotyledonous, and even though additions can now be made the list of monocotyledonous species is still short. Partanen (1963, pp. 218-19) stated: "Notably refractory to being cultured satisfactorily are the tissues of monocotyledonous plants, among which are to be found, unfortunately, some of the best materials for chromosomal studies.