callogenesis

English

Noun

callogenesis (uncountable)

1. (biology) The formation of calli in damaged plant tissue
   • 2015 July 3, Andrew R G Plackett, Ester H Rabbinowitsch, Jane A Langdale, “Protocol: genetic transformation of the fern Ceratopteris richardii through microparticle bombardment”, in Plant Methods‎, volume 11, →DOI:

     Unlike seed plants, ferns propagate through haploid spores (Figure 1 a), thus requiring germination and growth of the gametophyte phase in sterile tissue culture to obtain sporophytes for callogenesis.