Horticultural Research Station, Sabour, Bihar
*Extract from the thesis submitted for Ph. D. to the University of Melbourne, Australia. This work was conducted in the schools of Agriculture and Botany, University of Melbourne during 1952–54.
Embryo culture technique proved to be successful in growing immature tomato embryos. A medium suggested gave a better balanced seedling than cither White's or Tukey's media. The optimum temperature for growing excised tomato embryos was found to be 27-1°C. The optimal’ pH of the medium for growing immature tomato embryo was found to be G.5 The source of carbohydrate may be sucrose or glucose at a concentration 1 to 2%.
