Plant Regeneration through Somatic Embryogenesis from Cultured Zygotic Embryos of Coconut
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2010
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A complete process of plant regeneration through callus induction and somatic embryogenesls from cultured zygotic embryos of two cultivars of coconut was established. Reproducible and high frequencies of callus induction with two distinct types of embryogenic callus were obtained. Development of somatic embryos through stages resembling those of zygotic embryos following a consistent pattern yielded complete plants with typical foliar features of the coconut palm. Histological studies provided a firm evidence of somatic embtyogenesis In coconut which is reported for the first time. Implications of the reported findings to clona] propagation of coconut are discussed.
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coconut, embryogenic callus, somatic embryogenesis, plant regeneration, clonal propagation
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PJCS Vol. XVII No. I