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Somatic Embryogenesis in Pistachio (Pistacia Vera L.)

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Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 67))

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Pistacia vera L. (Pistachio) is a dioecious tree species widely cultivated in Iran, the Mediterranean regions of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, China and California for its edible nuts. Currently, interest in Pistachio regeneration is very high in Iran, Turkey and California, as it is generally recognised that Pistachio nuts are easily converted into liquid cash. In common with many other commercially important fruit and nut tree species, Pistachio does not reproduce true-to-type when propagated from seed. Therefore, in current and traditional horticultural practice, Pistachio nut trees with desirable properties are usually propagated by budding or grafting onto rootstocks or from rooted cuttings. Difficulties in rooting of cuttings favour the use of grafting and budding methods, but incompatibility between rootstock and scion, frequently necessitates inter-grafting. In addition, being labour-intensive, grafting is slow and expensive, limiting the number of propagated plants which can be produced. The expansion of Pistachio plantations has been limited by using the traditional methods, and alternative methods are required for the clonal propagation of large numbers of elite Pistachio nut varieties with proven desirable characteristics. Intensive clonal propagation of elite Pistachio varieties through plant tissue, organ and cell techniques could benefit the Pistachio industry just as it has already done with species such as Carica candamarcensis and Phoenix dactilifera (Jordan et al. 1983; Reynolds 1982). This review summarizes the current status of somatic embryogenesis in Pistachio, and describes tissue culture studies carried out on one Pistachio species (P. vera L.) at the University of Edinburgh.

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Onay, A., Jeffree, C.E. (2000). Somatic Embryogenesis in Pistachio (Pistacia Vera L.). In: Jain, S.M., Gupta, P.K., Newton, R.J. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 67. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3030-3_11

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