Hairy roots were produced on faba bean(Vicia fabaL.) and chickpea(Cicer arietinumL.) plants by inoculation withAgrobacteriumroot-inducing strains. Examination of 14 plant genotypes and eightAgrobacteriumstrains in all possible combinations revealed specific strain/genotype interactions. Hairy root size and morphology differed substantially between faba bean and chickpea hairy roots. Sixty percent of chickpea hairy roots were 10#x2013;15 mm in length and forty percent, 15#x2013;25 mm. All were 1.0 mm in thickness. Sixty-three percent of faba bean hairy roots were 15#x2013;25 mm long and thirty-seven percent, 25#x2013;40 mm. All faba bean hairy roots were between 1.0 and 1.5 mm in thickness.
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