Development of the first axillary in vitro shoot multiplication protocol for coconut palms

The coconut palm or “tree of life” is one of nature’s most useful plants and the demand for its fruit is increasing. However, coconut production is threatened by ageing plantations, pests and diseases. Currently, the palm is exclusively propagated via seeds, limiting the amount of planting material....

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Autores principales: Wilms, Hannes, Bièvre, Dries de, Longin, Kevin, Swennen, Rony L., Rhee, Juhee, Panis, Bartholomeus
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Publicado: Springer 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115008
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author Wilms, Hannes
Bièvre, Dries de
Longin, Kevin
Swennen, Rony L.
Rhee, Juhee
Panis, Bartholomeus
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Longin, Kevin
Panis, Bartholomeus
Rhee, Juhee
Swennen, Rony L.
Wilms, Hannes
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Swennen, Rony L.
Rhee, Juhee
Panis, Bartholomeus
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description The coconut palm or “tree of life” is one of nature’s most useful plants and the demand for its fruit is increasing. However, coconut production is threatened by ageing plantations, pests and diseases. Currently, the palm is exclusively propagated via seeds, limiting the amount of planting material. A novel micropropagation method is presented, based on axillary shoot formation. Apical meristems of in vitro coconut seedlings are cultured onto Y3 medium containing 1 µM TDZ. This induces the apical meristem to proliferate through axillary shoots in ~ 27% of the initiated explants. These axillary shoots are seen as white clumps of proliferating tissue and can be multiplied at a large scale or regenerated into rooted in vitro plantlets. This innovative micropropagation method will enable the production of disease-free, high quality in vitro plantlets, which will solve the worldwide scarcity of coconut planting material.
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spelling CGSpace1150082025-11-11T17:43:05Z Development of the first axillary in vitro shoot multiplication protocol for coconut palms Wilms, Hannes Bièvre, Dries de Longin, Kevin Swennen, Rony L. Rhee, Juhee Panis, Bartholomeus cytokinins plant biotechnology micropropagation control methods citoquininas biotecnología vegetal micropropagación The coconut palm or “tree of life” is one of nature’s most useful plants and the demand for its fruit is increasing. However, coconut production is threatened by ageing plantations, pests and diseases. Currently, the palm is exclusively propagated via seeds, limiting the amount of planting material. A novel micropropagation method is presented, based on axillary shoot formation. Apical meristems of in vitro coconut seedlings are cultured onto Y3 medium containing 1 µM TDZ. This induces the apical meristem to proliferate through axillary shoots in ~ 27% of the initiated explants. These axillary shoots are seen as white clumps of proliferating tissue and can be multiplied at a large scale or regenerated into rooted in vitro plantlets. This innovative micropropagation method will enable the production of disease-free, high quality in vitro plantlets, which will solve the worldwide scarcity of coconut planting material. 2021-09-15 2021-09-16T09:43:00Z 2021-09-16T09:43:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115008 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Wilms, H.; De Bièvre, D.; Longin, K.; Swennen, R.; Rhee, J.; Panis, B. (2021) Development of the first axillary in vitro shoot multiplication protocol for coconut palms. Scientific Reports 11(1): 18367. ISSN: 2045-2322
spellingShingle cytokinins
plant biotechnology
micropropagation
control methods
citoquininas
biotecnología vegetal
micropropagación
Wilms, Hannes
Bièvre, Dries de
Longin, Kevin
Swennen, Rony L.
Rhee, Juhee
Panis, Bartholomeus
Development of the first axillary in vitro shoot multiplication protocol for coconut palms
title Development of the first axillary in vitro shoot multiplication protocol for coconut palms
title_full Development of the first axillary in vitro shoot multiplication protocol for coconut palms
title_fullStr Development of the first axillary in vitro shoot multiplication protocol for coconut palms
title_full_unstemmed Development of the first axillary in vitro shoot multiplication protocol for coconut palms
title_short Development of the first axillary in vitro shoot multiplication protocol for coconut palms
title_sort development of the first axillary in vitro shoot multiplication protocol for coconut palms
topic cytokinins
plant biotechnology
micropropagation
control methods
citoquininas
biotecnología vegetal
micropropagación
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115008
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