Abstract :
In the present study, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) was
assessed individually for its effectiveness to induce somatic embryogenesis in
tea (Camellia sinenesis L.). Embryonic axes and cotyledons explants were dissected
from the seeds. Explants were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS)
medium containing 0, 1 and 5 ?M 2,4-D alone for embryonic axes and 0, 1
and 5 ?M 2,4-D along with 0 and 0.5 ?M IBA for cotyledons. Embryos were
observed in embryonic axes explants cultured on MS medium containing 1
?M 2,4-D. No somatic embryos were seen on cotyledons explants.
