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Medium-term conservation of mature embryos of coconut

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Optimal conditions for the medium-term conservation of zygotic embryos of coconut were developed. After 6 months of storage on a medium devoid of sucrose and containing 2 g l−1 activated charcoal, 100% of the embryos developed into whole plantlets within 5 months after transfer to the recovery medium. After a 12-month storage period on medium containing 15 g l−1 sucrose and devoid of activated charcoal, 51% of the embryos germinated within 2 months after transfer to the recovery medium.

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  1. IDEFOR/DPO (Institut des Forêts, Département Plantes Oléagineuses), La Mé, 13, BP 989, Abidjan 13, Côte d'Ivoire

    Béatrice Assy-Bah

  2. ORSTOM (Institut Français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération), Laboratoire de Ressources Génétiques et Amélioration des Plantes Tropicales, 911 av. Agropolis, BP 5045, 34032, Montpellier Cedex 01, France

    Béatrice Assy-Bah & Florent Engelmann

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Assy-Bah, B., Engelmann, F. Medium-term conservation of mature embryos of coconut. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 33, 19–24 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01997593

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