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SUBMITTER: Wilms H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8443624 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wilms Hannes H De Bièvre Dries D Longin Kevin K Swennen Rony R Rhee Juhee J Panis Bart B
Scientific reports 20210915 1
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 apica ...[more]