The Journal of Heredity 1979:70(3):221-222
© 1979 The American Genetic Association 70:221-222
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Tissue culture of the date palm
The author is research geneticist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Science and Education Administration, Agricultural Research, U.S. Date and Citrus Station, Indio, CA 92201
Abstract
Plantlets have been obtained from shoot tip and embryo callus of Phoenix dactylifera L. Callus was induced from cultured explants. Plantlets were obtained from embryo and shoot tip callus after 3 to 4 months in culture.