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Somatic embryogenesis in jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis)

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Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 67))

Abstract

Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneider, commonly known as “jojoba” or “hohoba”. is a dioecious, evergreen perennial plant belonging to the monotypic family Simmondsiaceae. It is a native of Sonoran desert of the south western United States of America, north western Mexico and Baja California (Gentry, 1958; Benzioni, 1995). This species is distributed over about 256,000 square km area from 25 to 31° North latitude and from 109 to 117° West longitude (Gentry, 1958).

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Abbreviations

2,4-D:

2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

2iP/IPA:

N6-(2-isopentenyl) adenine

AC:

activated charcoal

BA/BAP:

N6-benzyladenine

CW:

coconut water

d.:

days

GA3/GA:

gibberellic acid

IAA:

indole-3-acetic acid

IBA:

indole-3-butyric acid

K:

kinetin

m:

meter

MS:

Murashige & Skoog’s (1962) medium

NAA:

α-naphthaleneacetic acid

PVP:

polyvinylpyrrolidone

SH:

Schenk & Hildebrandt’s (1972) medium

Zea:

zeatin

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Agrawal, V., Prakash, S., Gupta, S.C. (2000). Somatic embryogenesis in jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis). In: Jain, S.M., Gupta, P.K., Newton, R.J. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 67. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3030-3_21

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