FIGURE LEGENDS
Figure 1. Mother stock plant of Jatropha accessions after three
months. (a) Adami Tullu accession (b) Metema accession (c) Shewa Robit
accession
Figure 2. Callus induction after four weeks of culture in different
combination of BAP and 2,4-D for the three Jatropha accessions. (a)
Explants cultured on hormone free MS medium; (b) Explants cultured on
medium containing of BAP alone; (c) Callus induction by 2,4-D (0.5mg/L)
only; (d) Leaf disc explants of Metema cultured on a medium containing
1mg/L BAP +1mg/L 2,4-D; (e) Leaf disc explants of Shewa Robit accession
cultured on a medium containing 1mg/L BAP+1mg/L 2,4-D and (f) Leaf disc
explants of Adami Tulu accession cultured on a medium containing 1mg/L
BAP +1mg/L 2,4-D.
Figure 3. Multiple shoots regeneration from leaf derived callus
of different Jatropha accession cultured at different concentration and
combinations of either BAP or TDZ in combination with IBA after six
weeks of culture. (a) Leaf derived callus cultured for shoot
regeneration; (b) Leaf derived callus cultured on MS medium supplemented
with 0.5m/l BAP + 0.1mg/L IBA; (c) Adventitious shoot formation of Shewa
Robit accession from leaf derived callus cultured at 0.5mg/L TDZ; (d)
Shoot regenerated from Shewa Robit leaf derived callus cultured on MS
medium supplemented with 0.5mg/L TDZ and 0.1mg/L IBA; (e) Shoot
regenerated from leaf derived callus of Metema accession cultured on MS
medium supplemented with 0.5mg/L TDZ and 0.1mg/L IBA; (f) Shoot
regenerated from leaf derived callus of Adami Tulu accession cultured on
MS medium containing 0.5mg/L TDZ + 0.1mg/L IBA.