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

Table 5

The effect of Phytagel concentration in the callus induction medium on the development of intermediate-sized “DZ-01-196” immature zygotic embryos. Values (within one row) followed by exclusively different superscript letters are significantly different from one another at 𝑃<0.05.

Phytagel [%]	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.6
No. of cultivated embryos	46	65	67	78	78
% Responding embryos*	100^a	90.8^a	100^a	100^a	66.7^a
% Embryos forming somatic embryos	50.6^b	62.9^ab	95.5^a	100^a	67.3^ab
% Embryos regenerating shoots	20.0^b	45.6^b	82.2^a	100^a	42.1^b

*Embryos showing callus formation and/or somatic embryogenesis.