[Objective] The paper aimed to study the tissue culture and transformation of C. equisetifolia. [Method] C. equisetifolia were used as experimental materials to explore the effects of three conditions including callus induction, adventitious bud dif- ferentiation and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation on transformation rate of C. equisetifolia. [Result] The appropriate plant growth regulator combination on induction and differentiation of C. equisetifolia adventitious buds was DCR＋5.0 mg/L of 6-BA＋ 0.5 mg/L of NAA; hygromycin was selected for the selective pressure and co-culture time was 3 d; 94 stains of transgenic C. equisetifolia were obtained with the initially- established transgene system via Agrobacterium-mediated method, and 61 stains were PCR-positive plants according to the results of PCR detection. [Conclusion] The study had laid the foundation for tissue culture and transgene research of C. equi- setifolia.
