Abstract:In order to improve the differentiation frequency of wheat mature embryo calluses,we studied the effect of low-temperature and plant growth regulator (TDZ,2,4-D,paclobutrazol) pretreatment on wheat mature embryos differentiation.Three Huanghuai winter wheat varieites (or lines) ‘Qianjinzao’,‘Xiaoyan 22’ and ‘Xinong 1013’ were used as materials.The results indicated that low-temperature and plant growth regulator pretreatment have no significant effect on calluses induction,but have significant promotion of callus differentiation frequencies and showed distinct differences among different pretreatments and genotypes.Three genotypes had their highest callus differentiation frequencies of different hours of low temperature pretreatment.‘Xiaoyan 22’ was 6 h,‘Qianjinzao’ was 12 h and ‘Xinong 1013’ showed positive effects when the treatment lasted for 12 to 36 h,the differentiation frequencies were respectively 16.2%,12.8% and 14.2% significant higher than that of control.‘Xinong 1013’,‘Xiaoyan 22’ and ‘Qianjinzao’ were respectively reached their highest callus differentiation frequencies when the TDZ concentration were 5 mg/L,10 mg/L and 20 mg/L,the frequencies were 29.7%,39.1% and 16.7% significant higher than that of control.Three materials all reached their highest differentiation frequencies when 2,4-D was 10 mg/L.‘Xinong 1013’,‘Xiaoyan 22’ and ‘Qianjinzao’ were respectively showed 11.2%,17.3% and 25.2% significant higher than that of control.‘Xiaoyan 22’ reached its highest differentiation frequency when paclobutrazol was 10 mg/L,6.2% significant higher than that of control,‘Xinong 1013’ and ‘Qianjinzao’ reached their highest differentiation frequencies when paclobutrazol was 20 mg/L,respectively 11.6% and 7.2% significant higher than that of control.Thus the low temperature-pretreatment and plant growth regulator can improve differentiation frequencies effectively,and the effect of plant growth regulators (TDZ and 2,4-D) which can prompt plant growth on wheat mature embryos re-differentiation shows higher than that of negative one(paclobutrazol).