plant callus

Term Information

Accession
PO:0005052
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: callo (Spanish)
exact: portion of plant callus tissue
exact: 植物カルス (Japanese)
broad: callus
Definition
A portion of plant tissue (PO:0009007) that consists of mass of undifferentiated plant cells (PO:0009002). [source: GR:Pankaj_Jaiswal, POC:curators]
Comment
Consists primarily of parenchyma cells but may contain other cell types as the callus begins to differentiate. May be formed as a result of wounding or may develop in culture.

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