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Somatic embryogenesis in coconut (Cocos nucifera 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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Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is a woody, monocotyledonous species producing an unbranched stem without a cambium and which therefore has no secondary growth. New leaves are initiated at the terminal apex continuously throughout the year, usually at the rate of one or two per month. Each axillary bud produces an inflorescence which consists of 20–30 branches, or rachillae, bearing large numbers of male flowers with a few female flowers at the base of each rachilla. Pollination is by wind or insects and the nut is ripe about 12 months after fertilisation. Propagation is entirely by seed.

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  1. Jennet Blake
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  2. Roland Hornung
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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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Blake, J., Hornung, R. (1995). Somatic embryogenesis in coconut (Cocos nucifera 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_18

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