Callus (cell biology)
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Plant callus （plural calluses or calli） is a growing mass of unorganized plant parenchyma cells.
In living plants, callus cells are those cells that cover a plant wound.
In biological research and biotechnology callus formation is induced from plant tissue samples （explants） after surface sterilization and plating onto tissue culture medium in vitro （in a closed culture vessel such as a Petri dish）.
The culture medium is supplemented with plant growth regulators, such as auxin, cytokinin, and gibberellin, to initiate callus formation or somatic embryogenesis.
Callus initiation has been described for all major groups of land plants.
Nicotiana tabacum parenchyma cells in culture Callus cells forming during a process called "induction" in Pteris vittata Plant species representing all major land plant groups have been shown to be capable of producing callus in tissue culture.
A callus cell culture is usually sustained on gel medium.
Callus induction medium consists of agar and a mixture of macronutrients and micronutrients for the given cell type.
There are several types of basal salt mixtures used in plant tissue culture, but most notably modified Murashige and Skoog medium, White's medium, and woody plant medium.
Vitamins are also provided to enhance growth such as Gamborg B5 vitamins.
For plant cells, enrichment with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium is especially important.
Plant callus is usually derived from somatic tissues.
The tissues used to initiate callus formation depends on plant species and which tissues are available for explant culture.
The cells that give rise to callus and somatic embryos usually undergo rapid division or are partially undifferentiated such as meristematic tissue.
In alfalfa, Medicago truncatula, however callus and somatic embryos are derived from mesophyll cells that undergo dedifferentiation.
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