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Somatic embryogenesis in sandalwood (Santalum album L.)

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Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 44-46))

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Santalum album L., popularly called sandalwood is one of the most important forest trees of India. It is the source of the world famous “East Indian sandalwood oil”. The oil stands aloft among all known natural essential oils and is a universal fixative par excellence used in perfumary (Chadha, 1972).The scented oil is present in heartwood and roots and hence the tree is invariably harvested by uprooting. The heartwood formation generally begins after 20 years of plantation. The best heartwood formation takes place when the trees are from 30 to 60 year old and attain a girth of 40–60 cm (Sen-Sarma, 1977). The fragrant wood is extensively used in furniture and related products. The oil has a great demand in cosmetic, soap and perfume industries. Sapwood of sandalwood is a good raw material for toys. The bark of the tree contains juvenile hormonal activity which disturbs the physiological processes and acts as an inhibitor for growth of insect larvae (Shankaranarayana et al., 1980).

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  1. Department of Plant Production, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    S. Mohan Jain

  2. Weyerhaeuser Inc., Tacoma, Washington, USA

    Pramod K. Gupta

  3. Department of Forest Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, USA

    Ronald J. Newton

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Rao, P.S., Bapat, V.A. (1995). Somatic embryogenesis in sandalwood (Santalum album L.). In: Jain, S.M., Gupta, P.K., Newton, R.J. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 44-46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0491-3_10

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