Plantlet Regeneration from Leaf Protoplasts in Seedling of Actinidia eriantha Benth.

Newly extended leaves of in vitro seedling of Actinidia eriantha Benth. were used for protoplast isolation. Protoplasts were cultured in liquid MS medium (devoid of NH4NO3) supplemented with 1.0 mg/L 2, 4-D and 0.4 mol/L glucose. The plating efficiency after 3 weeks of culture was about 19.4 %. Protoplasts-derived cells divided sustainably and developed into calli of 2 mm in size in the original protoplast-culture-medium without adding fresh medium so to decrease the osmotic pressure. These calli regenerated shoots when being transfered to MS medium with 0. 5 mg/L zeatin and 0. 1 mg/L IAA. Regenerated shoots were rooted by immersion in 20 ppm IBA solution before culturing on half-strength MS medium devoid of growth regulators.