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Embryo production through somatic embryogenesis can be used to study cell differentiation in plants |
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| Authors: | Francisco R Quiroz-Figueroa Rafael Rojas-Herrera Rosa M Galaz-Avalos Víctor M Loyola-Vargas |
| Institution: | 1. Departamento de Biología Molecular de Plantas, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), AP 510-3 Av. Universidad 2001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, CP 62210, México 2. Unidad Sureste, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Dise?o del Estado de Jalisco, Jalisco, México 3. Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Calle 43 No. 130, Col. Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida, Yucatán, CP 97200, México 4. Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523-1173, USA |
| Abstract: | Somatic embryogenesis is the process by which somatic cells, under induction conditions, generate embryogenic cells, which go through a series of morphological and biochemical changes that result in the formation of a somatic embryo. Somatic embryogenesis differs from zygotic embryogenesis in that it is observable, its various culture conditions can be controlled, and a lack of material is not a limiting factor for experimentation. These characteristics have converted somatic embryogenesis into a model system for the study of morphological, physiological, molecular and biochemical events occurring during the onset and development of embryogenesis in higher plants; it also has potential biotechnological applications. The focus of this review is on embryo development through somatic embryogenesis and especially the factors affecting cell and embryo differentiation. |
| Keywords: | Plant tissue culture Review Somatic embryogenesis |
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