Author(s): TRUEMAN, S. J.; HUNG, C. D.; WENDLING, I.

Summary: Eucalypts are among the world?s most widely planted trees, but the productivity of eucalypt plantations is limited by their often-low amenability to true-to-type propagation from cuttings. An alternative approach to cutting propagation is tissue culture, which can be used to micropropagate valuable genotypes rapidly while simultaneously preserving germplasm in vitro. This review describes the use of tissue culture methods such as shoot culture, organogenesis, and somatic embryogenesis for micropropagating eucalypts. This review also discusses the use of cool storage, encapsulation, and cryopreservation methods for preserving eucalypt germplasm and delaying tissue maturation under minimal-growth conditions.

Publication year: 2018

Types of publication: Journal article

Unit: Embrapa Forestry

Keywords: Alginate encapsulation, Clonal propagation, Clone, Enraizamento, In vitro propagation, Plant preservation, Plantlet conversion, Propagação Vegetativa, Propagação clonal, Short term storage, Synthetic seeds, Temporary immersion