Advances in conifer somatic embryogenesis since year 2000

K Klimaszewska, C Hargreaves, MA Lelu-Walter… - In vitro embryogenesis …, 2016 - Springer
This review compiles research results published over the last 14 years on conifer somatic
embryogenesis (SE). Emphasis is placed on the newest findings that affect the response of …

Somatic Embryogenesis for More Effective Breeding and Deployment of Improved Varieties in Pinus spp.: Bottlenecks and Recent Advances

MA Lelu-Walter, K Klimaszewska, C Miguel… - … aspects and applications, 2016 - Springer
Global transition towards a bioeconomy sets new demands for wood supply (bioenergy,
biomaterials, biochemicals, etc.), and the forestry sector is also expected to help mitigate …

Effects of plant growth regulators and sucrose on proliferation and quality of embryogenic tissue in Picea pungens

F Gao, X Cao, C Qin, S Chen, J Cai, C Sun, L Kong… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Embryogenic tissue (ET) is important for genetic modification and plant re-generation. The
proliferation ability and vigor of ET are crucial for plant propagation via somatic …

Somatic embryogenesis of hybrid Pinus elliottii var. elliottii × P. caribaea var. hondurensis and ploidy assessment of somatic plants

S Nunes, L Marum, N Farinha, VT Pereira… - Plant Cell, Tissue and …, 2018 - Springer
A protocol is described for somatic embryogenesis (SE) Pinus elliottii× P. caribaea, an
interspecific pine hybrid of major economic importance. Different embryogenesis conditions …

Somatic embryogenesis in slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm): improving initiation of embryogenic tissues and maturation of somatic embryos

F Yang, XR Xia, X Ke, J Ye, L Zhu - Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.) has strong adaptability, early growth and high
turpentine yield, and it is widely planted in southern China. Breeding of disease-resistant …

Desiccation as a post-maturation treatment helps complete maturation of Norway spruce somatic embryos: carbohydrates, phytohormones and proteomic status

K Eliášová, H Konrádová, PI Dobrev… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Exposure of Norway spruce (Picea abies) somatic embryos and those of many other conifers
to post-maturation desiccation treatment significantly improves their germination. An …

Conifer somatic embryogenesis: improvements by supplementation of medium with oxidation–reduction agents

GS Pullman, X Zeng, B Copeland-Kamp… - Tree …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
A major barrier to the commercialization of somatic embryogenesis technology in loblolly
pine (Pinus taeda L.) is recalcitrance of some high-value crosses to initiate embryogenic …

Pinus massoniana somatic embryo maturation, mycorrhization of regenerated plantlets and its resistance to Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

YM Chen, Q Fei, XR Xia, X Ke, JR Ye… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Pine wilt disease, caused by the pine wood nematode (PWN, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus),
is a major quarantine forest disease that poses a threat to various pine species, including …

Somatic Embryogenesis of Immature Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook Zygotic Embryos

R Hu, Y Sun, B Wu, H Duan, H Zheng, D Hu, H Lin… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Two efficient somatic embryogenesis systems were developed in Chinese fir, the most
important conifer for industrial wood production in China. Three development stages …

Multiple methods synergistically promote the synchronization of somatic embryogenesis through suspension culture in the new hybrid between Pinus elliottii and …

F Li, J Yao, L Hu, J Chen, J Shi - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Pinus elliottii× Pinus caribaea is an interspecific pine hybrid of major economic importance.
Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in P. elliottii× P. caribaea on solid medium …