Table 1.
Shoot regeneration from seedling explants of nine soybean genotypes.
| Soybean cultivars | Maturity group | Explant type | Shoot induction (%) |
Range/explant | Average shoots/explant |
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| Jack | II | Cotyledonary node | 83abcde | 1–5 | 2.6 |
| Complete hypocotyl | 50e | 1–3 | 2.3 | ||
| Half split hypocotyl | 73abcde | 3–6 | 4.4 | ||
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| Snowy | III | Cotyledonary node | 75abcde | 1–5 | 3.8 |
| Complete hypocotyl | 53de | 0-1 | 0.7 | ||
| Half split hypocotyl | 90ab | 3–10 | 6.8 | ||
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| William | III | Cotyledonary node | 100a | 3–5 | 4.5 |
| Complete hypocotyl | 64bcde | 1-2 | 1.3 | ||
| Half split hypocotyl | 72abcde | 3–7 | 4.9 | ||
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| MoonB1 | V | Cotyledonary node | 100a | 3–11 | 9.3 |
| Complete hypocotyl | 73abcde | 1–3 | 2.3 | ||
| Half split hypocotyl | 87abc | 3–10 | 7.5 | ||
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| PNR791 | V | Cotyledonary node | 100a | 3–11 | 10.5 |
| Complete hypocotyl | 73abcde | 1-2 | 1.9 | ||
| Half split hypocotyl | 73abcde | 3–8 | 6.2 | ||
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| A6785 | VI | Cotyledonary node | 86abcde | 1–6 | 4.4 |
| Complete hypocotyl | 83 abcde | 1-2 | 1.9 | ||
| Half split hypocotyl | 77 abcde | 3–6 | 4.2 | ||
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| Bunya | VI | Cotyledonary node | 89 abcde | 3–9 | 6.8 |
| Complete hypocotyl | 100a | 1–5 | 4.1 | ||
| Half split hypocotyl | 86 abcde | 8–12 | 10.0 | ||
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| Bragg | VII | Cotyledonary node | 100a | 3–10 | 8.5 |
| Complete hypocotyl | 76abcde | 1–3 | 2.7 | ||
| Half split hypocotyl | 60cde | 3–8 | 6.3 | ||
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| Fernside | VII | Cotyledonary node | 82abcde | 1–5 | 4.7 |
| Complete hypocotyl | 97abcde | 1–3 | 2.9 | ||
| Half split hypocotyl | 77abcd | 3–7 | 4.7 | ||