BMC Plant Biology - Latest articlesThe latest articles from BMC Plant Biology (ISSN 1471-2229) published by BioMed CentralOil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) tissue culture ESTs: Identifying genes associated with callogenesis and embryogenesis- May 29, 2008 Background: Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is one of the most important oil bearing crops in the world. However, genetic improvement of oil palm through conventional breeding is extremely slow and costly, as the breeding cycle can take up to 10 years. This has brought about interest in vegetative propagation of oil palm. Since the introduction of oil palm tissue culture in the 1970s, clonal propagation has proven to be useful, not only in producing uniform planting materials, but also in...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/8/62 |