Abstract
Tissue culture in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) has historically been viewed as a promising method for effective and economical vegetative propagation or micropropagation of this species. The potential value of reforestation using vegetative propagules of loblolly pine is well-documented (1,5). Briefly, the principal advantage conferred by micropropagation is that plants can be selected for superior performance that results from additive and non-additive genetic effects. Conventional seedling-oriented methods can effectively utilize only additive genetic variation. The presence of substantial non-additive genetic variation for important characters, such as volume production, are recognized by the numerous, ongoing tree improvement programs throughout the southeast U.S. (6,15). Use of such variation might improve yield by 5–10% above that provided from conventional methods (5). Experimental results obtained so far also suggest opportunities for improvement of quality and disease resistance characters. In this chapter we extend micropropagation to include somatic enbryogenesis and encapsulation.
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Gupta, P.K., Shaw, D., Durzan, D.J. (1987). Loblolly Pine: Micropropagation, Somatic Embryogenesis and Encapsulation. In: Bonga, J.M., Durzan, D.J. (eds) Cell and Tissue Culture in Forestry. Forestry Sciences, vol 24-26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0992-7_7
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