Plant Tissue Cult. 10(1) : 45-49, 2000 (June)

Artificial Seed Production in Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.)

R. Stephen and N. Jayabalan

Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory, Department of Plant Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli-620024, India

Key words: Artificial, Seed production, Coriandrum sativum

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Somatic embryos from the hypocotyls explants of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) were produced in 0.5 mg/1 2,4-D, the mature somatic embryos were encapsulated in an sodium alginate matrix to produce ?Artificial seeds?. Four per cent sodium alginate was best for encapsulation and the encapsulate single embryos germinated to form plants with root and shoots. Of different types of nutrient medium tested under in vitro condition, Schenk and Hildbrandt medium was successful for germination with frequency of 60%, compared to other nutrient media.

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