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Artificial Seed Production and Forestry

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The encapsulation of somatic embryos as hydrated or desiccated artificial seed provides a potential method to combine the advantages of clonal propagation with the low-cost, high-volume capabilities of seed propagation. Calcium alginate has been used to encapsulate somatic embryos of several species, including alfalfa and celery. Currently, alfalfa artificial seeds can be sown directly in the greenhouse, although germination and conversion frequencies are still low. The potential advantages of artificial seed technology for tree genetic engineering are also great, but to date, no conversion of somatic embryos of tree species outside a tissue culture environment has occurred. In this article, the state-of-the-art of artificial seed technology, the advances in tree somatic embryogenesis and the application of artificial seeds to forestry are discussed.

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Redenbaugh, K., Ruzin, S.E. (1989). Artificial Seed Production and Forestry. In: Dhawan, V. (eds) Applications of Biotechnology in Forestry and Horticulture. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1321-2_6

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