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Table 1 Potato culture media

From: Transgene stacking in potato using the GAANTRY system

 Mediaa

SH

CC

Stage

I

II

III

MSb with vitamins (g/L)

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

Sucrose (g/L)

30

20

20

20

30

pHc

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

GA3 (mg/L)

10

ZRd (mg/L)

2

4

4

NAAe (mg/L)

0.1

0.1

Kanamycinf (mg/L)

100

100

100

Sulfadiazineg (mg/L)

25

Carbenicillinh (mg/L)

500

500

500

  1. aSH: shoot maintenance; CC: co-cultivation; Stage I: callus induction; II: shoot induction; III: root induction
  2. bMS: Murashige and Skoog [20] with Vitamins (M404, PhytoTechnology Laboratories). GA3: Gibberellic Acid 10 mg/ml stock in ethanol [0.29 mM]; (G745, Sigma-Aldrich) 0.29 μM final concentration
  3. cThe pH is adjusted to 5.4 or 5.6 with 0.1 N potassium hydroxide before addition of 0.2% Gelzan CM (G3251, PhytoTechnology Laboratories) for solidification
  4. dZR: Zeatin Riboside 1 mg/ml stock [4.56 mM] (Z875, PhytoTechnology Laboratories); final concentrations 9.1–18.2 μM
  5. eNAA: 1-napthalene acetic acid (1 mg/ml stock, [5.4 mM] (N605, PhytoTechnology Laboratories); 0.54 μM final concentration
  6. fKanamycin 50 mg/ml stock; (K378, PhytoTechnology Laboratories) 100 μg/ml final concentration
  7. gSulfadiazine 25 mg/ml stock; 25 μg/ml final concentration
  8. hCarbenicillin (C346, PhytoTechnology Laboratories) 500 μg/ml final concentration. Cefotaxime, timentin or vancomycin can be added to Stage I and II in addition to Carbenicillin as required for aggressive Agrobacterium strain