AMPLIFIED SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS FROM MALE FLOWERS OF TRIPLOID BANANA AND PLANTAIN CULTIVARS (MUSA SPP)

Authors
ESCALANT JV TEISSON C COTE F
Citation
Jv. Escalant et al., AMPLIFIED SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS FROM MALE FLOWERS OF TRIPLOID BANANA AND PLANTAIN CULTIVARS (MUSA SPP), In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Plant, 30P(4), 1994, pp. 181-186
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Developmental Biology","Cytology & Histology","Plant Sciences
Journal title
In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Plant → ACNP
ISSN journal
10545476
Volume
30P
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
181 - 186
Database
ISI
SICI code
1054-5476(1994)30P:4<181:ASEFMF>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration of banana and plantain cu ltivars (Musa spp.) were obtained by culturing young male flowers. Mul tiplication and maintenance of embryogenic cultures were achieved by c ulturing somatic embryos in a temporary immersion system (SIT). A mult iplication rate of 40 allowed us to obtain more than 6000 somatic embr yos after 6 mo, of subculture. Plant recovery frequencies were 60 to 7 0%. This method was expanded to different banana and plantain genomic groups.