Recovery and regeneration of embryogenic cultures from female flowers of False Horn Plantain

Somatic embryogenesis from immature male flowers in Musa is only suitable f or genotypes with a male bud. Six friable embryogenic cultures were obtaine d from 28 cultured buds of female flowers of the AAB False Horn Plantains, 'Currare' and 'Currare Enano'. Embryogenic suspensions were established fro m these embryogenic cultures. Somatic embryogenesis was demonstrated histol ogicaly. Regeneration of plants was obtained either from somatic embryos di rectly isolated from embryogenic cultures or from suspensions after plating on a semi-solid medium. This study demonstrates that somatic embryogenesis from immature flowers is suitable for genotypes of Musa with or without ma le buds.