In vitro plantlet regeneration from embryos of inter-specific hybrids of cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.)

Hybrids were successfully obtained from crosses involving Physalis minima L. and Physalis peruviana L. by culturing the excised embroys in vitro after 20–25 days from pollination on MS medium supplemented with Kinetin (0.2 mg/l) and a-naphthalene acetic acid (0.1 mg/l). The crossed fruits possessed same colour as that of wild male parent but with a varied intensity. The regenerated plantlets were transferred to pots and watered with nutrient solution. Sixty four per cent of the transferred plantlets established well.