Basidiomycete (Pseudolagarobasidium acaciicola) in coconut (Cocos nucifera) suspension culture — a report

M Neema; Alka Gupta; Murali Gopal; Anitha Karun

doi:10.48165/

Authors

M Neema ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala 671 124, India
Alka Gupta ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala 671 124, India
Murali Gopal ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala 671 124, India
Anitha Karun ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala 671 124, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Abstract

Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.), a monospecific woody tree is recalcitrant to in-vitro culture. Doubling the yield through technological interventionshas been reported in many palm species (Manorama et al., 2019). Even though most of the in-vitro protocols use solid media, suspension cultures utilizing liquid media for establishing embryogenic cells with high regenerative capacity is reported (Al-Khayri, 2012). As the liquid media provide uniform conditions of nutrient availability to explants, mass multiplication of coconut embryogenic cells from plumular explant via suspension culture was attempted.

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