Ewa Kochan3, H alina W ysokinskab, A leksander Chmiel3 and B arbara G rabiasb a L aboratory of Biosynthesis of Drugs, Medical University, Muszynskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland b D epartm ent of Biology and Pharm aceutical Botany, Medical University, Muszynskiego 1, 90-151 Lodz, Poland Z. N aturforsch. 54c, 11-16 (1999); received July 15/September 9, 1998 H yssopus officinalis, Agrobacterium rhizo...

Hairy root culture of tomato (Lycopersicon esculantum L.) was induced with three strains of Agrobacterium rhizogenes namely A4, ATCC 15834 and LBA 9402. The best response in terms of growth of hairy root was observed with A. rhizogenes strain A4 and LBA 9402 followed by ATCC 15834. Hairy roots were maintained on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium but it could also grow on minimal (M) medium. Spore...