3.1 Regeneration Experiments
Different explants were used in the past for in vitro regeneration of C. capsularis and so far cotyledons with
petiole attached has been the most promising explant for this recalcitrant crop (Khatun et al., 2007). This crop is
genotype dependent and fastidious about the explant type used with respect to tissue regeneration (Naher et al.,
2003).