Hasan Pinar, Aydin Uzun
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Pepper, in vitro, regeneration
Pepper is one of the important vegetables consumed in different ways in the world Pepper cultivation is done in many regions of our country. Recently, tissue culture methods have been used to increase yield and quality and to obtain plants resistant to diseases and pests. The basic system used in plant tissue culture processes and genetic improvements is plant regeneration. Tobacco and petunia became a model for the study of certain aspects of modern biotechnology and molecular biology about thirty years ago. Additionally, transgenic tomato and eggplant varieties have been introduced to the market and have reached the stage of different field trials. However, pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is a little behind the age of advanced biotechnology and transgenic breeding. In this study, it was aimed to determine the regeneration efficiency using some local Turkish pepper genotypes. In the study, 15 pepper genotypes grown as standard in Turkey were used and callus formation from explants of the genotypes and transformation from callus to plant were examined. According to the obtained results, callus formation among pepper genotypes was between 0-60%, while the transformation from callus to plant was between 0-25%. Results of present study may contribute to gene transfer studies and micropropagation studies in pepper.
Cite this paper: Pinar, H., Uzun, A. (2024). IN VITRO REGENERATION EFFICIENCY OF SOME TURKISH PEPPER GENOTYPES. Current Trends in Natural Sciences, 13(25), 117-122. https://doi.org/10.47068/ctns.2024.v13i25.014
