Braverman, S.W.2015-07-152015-07-151975Braverman, S.W. (1975). Aseptic Culture of Soybean and Peanut Embryonic Axes to Improve Phytosanitation of Plant Introductions. Seed Sci. & Technol., 3, 725-729. https://kalroerepository.kalro.org/handle/0/44990012-8325https://kalroerepository.kalro.org/handle/0/4499In Aug. 1972-Nov. 1973, seeds of 2 cultivars of soyabean and 11 of groundnut contaminated with fungi and bacteria were grown by placing embryonic axes on artificial media. Of the 4 media tested, Knop agar was the most successful, but about 25% of the plantlets failed to survive transplanting to sand/peat/soil mixture. All plants initiated from embryonic axes showed negative indexing for viruses against several routine indicator plants and were grown to maturity when seeds were disease-free. It is suggested that this technique will make previously unacceptable soyabean cultivars available for crop improvement programmes in E. Africa.enhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Journal ContributionSoybeansPhytosanitationPeanutsPathogens