GERMINATION OF WIHGED BEAN SEEDS "IN VITRO"
CHANDRA KUMARI AMARASINGHEGE, PAVEL VALÍČEK
Abstract
Eleven winged bean cultivars were tested for seed
germination under "in vitro" conditions. The experiment included four
treatments - four different ways of preparing the seeds before and after steri
lisation (swel 1 ing, scari fying) . The trea ted seeds were then cultivated
on classical MS medium and were measured as to their contamination and germination.
The best results were achieved with stratified seeds not subjected to subsequent
swelling.
MS medium with different contents of all components was used in the latter half
of the trial. No significant differences were recorded in the separate categories.
Key words:
germination, "in vitro" culture, winged
bean