Automation and scale up of somatic embryogenesis for commercial plant production, with emphasis on conifers

U Egertsdotter, I Ahmad, D Clapham - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
For large scale production of clonal plants, somatic embryogenesis (SE) has many
advantages over other clonal propagation methods such as the rooting of cuttings. In …

Forest tree genomics: 10 achievements from the past 10 years and future prospects

C Plomion, C Bastien, MB Bogeat-Triboulot… - Annals of Forest …, 2016 - Springer
Key message This review highlights some of the discoveries and applications made
possible by “omics” technologies over the last 10 years and provides perspectives for …

Silviculture and biology of short-rotation woody crops in temperate regions: Then and now

DI Dickmann - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2006 - Elsevier
Although its roots are in antiquity, the current concept of short-rotation woody crops (SRWC)
for fiber and energy evolved scientifically from pioneering tree breeding work begun in the …

Genome-wide identification of microRNAs in larch and stage-specific modulation of 11 conserved microRNAs and their targets during somatic embryogenesis

J Zhang, S Zhang, S Han, T Wu, X Li, W Li, L Qi - Planta, 2012 - Springer
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are emerging as essential regulators of biological processes. Somatic
embryogenesis is one of the most important techniques for gymnosperm-breeding …

The cellular and molecular biology of conifer embryogenesis

J Cairney, GS Pullman - New phytologist, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Recent progress in somatic embryogenesis of four Pinus spp

K Klimaszewska, JF Trontin, MR Becwar… - Tree For Sci …, 2007 - researchgate.net
Advances in conifer biotechnology offer new opportunities in the field of vegetative
propagation and genetic engineering. Development of clonal propagation methods …

Clonal plant production from self- and cross-pollinated seed families of Pinus sylvestris (L.) through somatic embryogenesis

MA Lelu-Walter, M Bernier-Cardou… - Plant Cell, Tissue and …, 2008 - Springer
Several factors affecting somatic embryogenesis (SE) in Pinus sylvestris from self-and cross-
pollinated seed families were studied with the aim of producing large quantities of clonal …

Small molecules, enormous functions: potential approach for overcoming bottlenecks in embryogenic tissue induction and maintenance in conifers

T Guo, F Bao, Y Fan, J Zhang, J Zhao - Horticulture Research, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is not only the most effective method among various strategies
for the asexual propagation of forest trees but also a basis for genetic improvement …

Molecular aspects of conifer zygotic and somatic embryo development: a review of genome-wide approaches and recent insights

JF Trontin, K Klimaszewska, A Morel… - In vitro embryogenesis …, 2016 - Springer
Genome-wide profiling (transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics) is providing
unprecedented opportunities to unravel the complexity of coordinated gene expression …

Pine somatic embryogenesis: analyses of seed tissue and medium to improve protocol development

GS Pullman, K Bucalo - New Forests, 2014 - Springer
The shift from vegetative to embryogenic growth requires tissue to enter a radically different
program of development and can be studied in vitro through the development of somatic …