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Applications of Triploids in Agriculture

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Triploid hybrids have one of the most important traits, seedlessness, which is the characteristic for the fresh-fruit market. Triploid embryos are found in small seeds that do not germinate. Hybridization-based extensive breeding programmes require very efficient methodologies for embryo rescue and evaluation of ploidy. Biotechnology provides powerful tools for plant breeding. Triploid plants raised from endosperm are generally sterile. Endosperm-ploidy levels and its applications in plant breeding have been discussed here. Endosperm-raised triploid plants are of commercial value, e.g. timber-yielding plants, edible fruit plants or ornamentals propagated vegetatively and multiplied mainly through micropropagation. Illustration cases of many successful endosperm cultures are described here.

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302004, India

    Ashwani Kumar

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Kumar, A., Gupta, N. (2015). Applications of Triploids in Agriculture. In: Bahadur, B., Venkat Rajam, M., Sahijram, L., Krishnamurthy, K. (eds) Plant Biology and Biotechnology. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2283-5_19

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