Zygotic embryo culture in avocado (Persea americana Mill)
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Abstract
approaches used in plant breeding. At the present work, the
utility of zygotic embryo culture as a method for breeding
purpose in avocado was evaluated. In vitro germination and
rooting of zygotic embryos, sprout multiplication and plantlet
adaptation of Cuban avocado varieties were studied.
Percentages of germinated entire embryos were higher using
mature rather than immature embryos. Almost 80 % of entire
plantlets obtained by embryo culture technique were adapted
to greenhouse conditions. The usefulness of this approach to
breeding purposes in avocado was discussed. This in vitro
methodology appears as an alternative to traditional breeding
methods, particularly for improving agronomic characteristics,
such as root-rot resistance and salt tolerance in avocado.
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