Principles of Plant Breeding (2+1)

Ovule culture

Ovule culture

Regeneration of whole plant from the ovule in the nutrient medium is called ovule culture/ovary culture. Here we can use two types of ovules.

1. Fertilized
2. Unfertilized

Application of tissue culture in crop improvement

1. Generation of variability.
2. Development of haploids.
3. Embryo rescue.
4. Somatic hybridization.
5. Selection for diseases resistance.
6. Selection for salinity and metal toxicity.
7. Selection for drought resistance.
8. Micro-propagation.
9. Preservation of germplasm.