Abstract
Mutants resistant to the toxic effect of the auxin analogue naphthaleneacetic acid have been selected in vitro in mutagenized populations of haploid mesophyll protoplasts of Nicotiana tabacum. Among the regenerated clones obtained, two clones impaired in root morphogenesis were further characterized. The parental mutant clones isolated were found to be heterozygotes for the mutations conferring the inability to root. These mutations were transmissible to the progeny as single nuclear dominant traits and cosegregated with resistance to naphthaleneacetic acid at the cellular level. Apart from the inability to root and a slightly modified leaf morphology, no obvious modification of stem structure, apical dominance, and flower fertility was detected in the development of homozygotes obtained in the progeny of one of the parental mutant clones when they were grafted onto normal plants.
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