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Somatic Embryogenesis of Avocado (Persea americana Mill.)

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Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants

Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences ((FOSC,volume 59))

Abstract

The avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is the only economically important food in the Lauraceae, which also contains such economically important species as spices (e.g. Cinnamomum zeylanicum), medicines (e.g. C. camphora), timber (e.g. Nectandra spp., Ocotea spp. and Phoebe spp.) and ornamentals (e.g. Persea indica) (Schroeder, 1995). World avocado production in the past 5 years has averaged ca. 2 million MT (FAO, 1997) and ranks 10th after grape, Musa (banana and plantain), citrus, apple, mango, pear, plum, peach and papaya (FAO, 1997). The major production areas are Mexico, USA, Brazil, Dominican Republic and Indonesia, respectively. Leading exporting countries include Australia, South Africa, Mexico and Israel.

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  1. Department of Plant Production, University of Helsinki, Latokartanonkaari 5, FIN-00014, Box 27, Helsinki, Finland

    S. Mohan Jain

  2. Weyerhaeuser Inc., Tacoma, Washington, USA

    Pramod K. Gupta

  3. Department of Biology, East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina, 27858-4353, USA

    Ronald J. Newton

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Witjaksono, Litz, R.E., Pliego-Alfaro, F. (1999). Somatic Embryogenesis of Avocado (Persea americana Mill.). In: Jain, S.M., Gupta, P.K., Newton, R.J. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 59. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4774-3_13

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