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Affiliations
1 Indian Institute of Spices Research, P. B. No. 1701, P.O. Marikunnu, Calicut- 673 012, IN
2 Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod-671 124, IN
Source
Journal of Horticultural Sciences, Vol 2, No 1 (2007), Pagination: 1-12
Abstract
Biotechnology of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is a relatively recent area compared to similar work in other crops. It started as tissue culture in the eighties, which led to the development of molecular markers in late nineties with the use of RAPDs. Since then, considerable research has been carried out and protocols for tissue culture regeneration almost perfected. Embryo culture is being very successfully applied to germplasm transfer. Molecular markers such as AFLP, SSR, etc., were used to develop QTL maps. The entire gamut of coconut biotechnology is under review in this paper.
Keywords
Biotechnology, Coconut, Cocos nucifera.
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