Abstract

The present invention relates to the regeneration of corn. The process comprises the steps of:(a) culturing tissue obtained from a corn plant on a first medium which comprises mineral salts, vitamins sucrose and a hormone in an amount sufficient to ensure callus formation;(b) subculturing the calli on a second medium which comprises mineral salts, vitamins, sucrose and a hormone in an amount sufficient to ensure callus maintenance;(c) subculturing the calli on a third medium which comprises mineral salts, vitamins, sucrose and a hormone in an amount sufficient to ensure shoot and root formation; and(d) optionally subculturing said shoots on a fourth medium which comprises mineral salts, vitamins, sucrose and a hormone in an amount sufficent to ensure plantlet maturation including additional root formation, whereby plants are obtained.

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