The past year has seen the fruits of biotechnological manipulation of forest trees approach
commercial application. Advances in somatic embryogenesis have brought mass clonal …

Gymnosperms and angiosperms are thought to have evolved from a common ancestor c.
300 million yr ago. The manner in which gymnosperms and angiosperms form seeds has …

The quality of human life has been maintained and enhanced for generations by the use of
trees and their products. In recent years, ever rising human population growth has put a …

In the past 15 years tremendons progress has been made towards the development of
systems for the induction and development of somatic embryos of coniferous species. Since …

Somatic embryogenesis (SE) initiation in Pinus strobus was optimized by the manipulation
of plant growth regulator (PGR) concentrations in the culture medium. Modified Litvay …

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) is an economically very important and scientifically well
investigated tree species of the northern hemisphere occupying large areas with different …

Advances in conifer biotechnology offer new opportunities in the field of vegetative
propagation and genetic engineering. Development of clonal propagation methods …

In this study, several improvements and simplifications of SE protocols in Pinus pinaster
(Ait.), a species of economic importance in the regions of Western Europe, are described …

Regeneration of plants by somatic embryogenesis (SE) was achieved in Stone pine (Pinus
pinea), one of the most characteristic tree species of the Mediterranean ecosystem. The …

Somatic embryogenesis is the most important in vitro culture system for conifer propagation.
However, Pinus taeda has been considered recalcitrant to somatic embryogenesis in …