Abstract

RAMIREZ-VILLALOBOS, Maribel; DE GARCIA, Eva  and  LINDORF, Helga. Analysis of the morphological and anatomical patterns in the somatic embryogenesis of Williams banana (AAA). Rev. colomb. biotecnol [online]. 2012, vol.14, n.1, pp.41-52. ISSN 0123-3475.

Somatic embryogenesis represents an essential tool for the genetic improvement and for the mass clonal micropropagation of the improved banana plant. In this present work morphological and anatomical patterns were analyzed in the somatic embryogenesis of Williams banana, to know and enhance this process. In the investigation embryogenic cell suspensions (ECS) were established from embryogenic callus obtained from floral immature male hands, which gave rise to many somatic embryos that regenerated plants. Towards the three months of culture white-cream primary somatic embryos (SE) were detected in the floral hands of the nodes nine to twelve, counted from the floral apex. At the fourth month this primary SE gave origin to a creamy-white embryogenic callus, with granular structure and abundant SE torpedo on its periphery. Cell organization with three different zones was observed in callus. Small portions of this callus were cultivated in the multiplication medium for two months, to originate ECS I. This ECS was filtered through a mesh (250 µm pore size) to establish the ECS II. The sediment of embryogenic cells and cell clusters of the ECS were moved to maturation media. After two months the mature embryos were transferred to conversion medium, and two weeks later, whole plants were developed. The ECS produced numerous mature SE, which showed good conversion of embryos into plants and plant regeneration. This system of somatic embryogenesis permitted the mass production of functional plants in nine months.

Keywords : Musa; embryogenic callus; embryogenic cell suspension; mature embryos; conversion of embryos.

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