Development of an in vitro regeneration system for Theobroma cacao from mature tissues
| dc.contributor.author | Tan, C.L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Furtek, D.B. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-03T07:18:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-06-03T07:18:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Induction of somatic embryogenesis from tissues in unopened flower buds of cocoa was studied with respect to physiolagical age, type of floral explant,genotype, and medium composition and phytohormones. Two-to-three-week-old staminodes were found to be the best explants for embryogenesis. Embryogenesis was affected by genotype and sugars. Two main types of abnormalities of the embryos were observed: fusion of the hypocotyls and multiple cotyledons. These embryos have a lower rate of conversion into plantlets. Cytological analyses of somatic embryo-regenerated plants revealed a somatic chromosome number of 2n = 2x = 20. similar to seed-derived plants. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Plant Science 164 (2003) 407-412 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2274 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cocoa Tissue Culture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Floral Explants | en_US |
| dc.subject | Somatic embryogenesis | en_US |
| dc.subject | wood species | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cytological analyses | en_US |
| dc.title | Development of an in vitro regeneration system for Theobroma cacao from mature tissues | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |