Tissue culture of woody species.
Bhojwani S. S., Rakhi Chaturvedi, Anupam Raina
Author Affiliation: Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 005, India.
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Abstract : This paper reviews the recent progress in tissue culture of woody perennials in India, using some tropical tree crops as examples. These crops include coconuts (Cocos nucifera), oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), rubber (Hevea brasiliensis), mango, cashew, cocoa, sandalwood (Santalum album), mulberry (Morus alba), neem, jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) and acacia (Acacia nilotica). The advantages of somatic embryogenesis over other methods of in vitro propagation are discussed. Progress in tissue culture of softwood species has been extensively reviewed, as well as the various problems common to hardwood and softwood species.