obtained in 96% explants on MS medium (3% sucrose) containing NAA+ BA. 2, 4-D induced
callusing in both, the nodal as well as in leaf segments. Leaf-derived callus was used for
transformation with Agrobacterium tumefaciens LBA4404/pBI-S1. Bacterial cell
concentration, duration of co-cultivation and acetosyringone concentration influenced
transformation efficiency. Under optimal co-cultivation conditions, 98% of the explants …