Somatic Embryogenesis and Massive Shoot Regeneration from Immature Embryo Explants of Tef

Table 1

The effect of the mineral nutrient composition of the callus induction medium on callus formation, somatic embryogenesis, and shoot regeneration of intermediate-sized and large “Fesho” and “DZ-01-196” immature zygotic embryos. Values (within one row) followed by different superscript letters are significantly different from one another at 𝑃<0.05.

Genotype	Fesho				DZ-01-196
Mineral nutrients	MS	N6	KBP	L3	MS	N6	KBP	L3
No. of cultivated embryos	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
% Responding embryos*	91.7^b	53.3^c	100^a	33.3^d	88.3^b	66.7^c	100^a	48.3^d
% Embryos forming somatic embryos	25.0^b	6.7^c	46.7^a	1.7^c	35.0^b	18.3^c	63.3^a	2.9^d
% Embryos regenerating shoots	18.3^b	1.7^c	33.3^a	0^c	21.7^b	1.7^c	48.3^a	0^c

*Embryos showing callus formation and/or somatic embryogenesis.