List of Crops Where Desirable and Heritable Somaclonal Variations Has Been Reported -

Species	Characters, which were modified
A.Monocotyledons
1. Allium sativa	Bulb size and shape; clove no.; aerial bulbit
2. Avena sativa	plant ht.; heading date;awns
3. Hordeum spp.	plant ht.; tillering
4. Lolium hybrids	Leaf size; flower, vigour; survival
5. Oryza sativa	Plant ht.; heading date; seed fertility: grain no &wt.
6. Saccharum officinarum	Diseases (eye spot, fiji virus, downy mildew, leaf scald)
7. Triticum aestivum	Plant & ear morphology; awns; gliadins;amylase; grain wt., yield
8. Zea mays	T toxin resistance; male fertility; mtDNA
B. Dicotyledons
9. Lactuca sativa	Leaf wt., length, width, flatness and colour
10. Lycopersicon esculentum	Leaf morphology; branching habit; fruit colour; pedicel; male fertility; growth
11. Medicago sativa	Multifoliate leaves; elongated petioles; growth; branch no.; plant ht.; dry matter yield
12. Solanum tuberosum	Tuber shape; maturity date; plant morphology; resistance for early & late blight; photoperiod; leaf colour; vigour; height.; skin colour.