Figure 1From: Identification of differentially accumulated proteins associated with embryogenic and non-embryogenic calli in saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Somatic embryogenesis in saffron. Rectangular sections of the meristematic tissue of corm collected in August were used as the initial explants. SE was induced in MS medium containing auxin (2,4-D) and cytokinin (Kin). Corm explants produced both embryogenic (Nodular callus, NC) and non-embryogenic (NEC) calli. NC were nodular and translucent in color, while NEC were amorphous and spongy. The characteristic feature of the globular embryos was that they easily dissociated from mother calli upon touch. White arrow shows the location of a globular stage embryo.Back to article page