2. Materials and methods
2.1. Cotton seed material
Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cv. Coker 312 seeds were
washed with tap and double distilled water. The seeds were
sterilized with HgCl2 (0.1%) followed by rinsing with sterile
water. The seeds were inoculated in 1/2 MS medium (Murashighe
and Skoog’s) and incubated for 2 weeks at 16 h photo period,
28 C temperature for germination on culture racks.