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Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed I pp 260–279Cite as

Somatic Embryogenesis in Papaya (Carica papaya L.)

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Abstract

Papaya belongs to the Caricaceae, a family of dicotyledonous, tree-like plants that is made up of four genera, three of which, Carica, Jacaratia, and Jarilla are native to tropical America, while Cylicomorpha is native to Africa (Badillo 1967, 1971). The genus Carica consists of about 21 species, but only C. papaya is of economic importance (Litz 1986a). The ripe fruits of other species are edible, for example, C. pubescens Lenne et Koch (“candamarcensis”), C. monoica Desf., C. erythrocarpa Heilborn., C. × heilbornii nm. pentagona (babaco), C. quercifolia St. Hil (Heiron.), and C. goudotiana Solms-Lauback, but they are more often consumed in preserves (Purseglove 1968; Jordan et al. 1982; Litz 1984).

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  • Somatic Embryo
  • Somatic Embryogenesis
  • Zygotic Embryo
  • Plant Cell Tissue Organ Cult
  • Immature Zygotic Embryo

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Fitch, M.M.M. (1995). Somatic Embryogenesis in Papaya (Carica papaya L.). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis and Synthetic Seed I. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 30. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03091-2_18

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