Chapter title |
In Vitro Conservation of Date Palm Shoot-Tip Explants and Callus Cultures Under Minimal Growth Conditions
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Chapter number | 5 |
Book title |
Date Palm Biotechnology Protocols Volume II
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-7159-6_5 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-7158-9, 978-1-4939-7159-6
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Authors |
Maiada M. El-Dawayati |
Abstract |
Date palm fruit production has great economic significance for many countries. There is a fundamental necessity to conserve valuable date palm germplasm, but there are various problems with in vivo and ex situ conservation. In vitro storage has several advantages over conventional germplasm conservation methods. The in vitro technique offers a developed method of slow-growth storage, which is considered as an alternate solution for short- and medium-term storage of date palm germplasm under controlled conditions. Minimal growth conditions for germplasm conservation are generally achieved by reducing growth rate through modification of environmental growing conditions and culture, by using low temperatures, and the addition of growth retardants and osmotic agents. This chapter describes a protocol for short-term in vitro conservation of date palm shoot-tip and callus cultures under slow-growth storage conditions, using sucrose as an osmotic agent and abscisic acid (ABA) as a growth retardant at 15 °C for 12 months. |
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