A SOUTHERN AFRICAN SURVEY CONDUCTED FOR OFF-TYPES ON DATE PALMS PRODUCED USING SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS

M. J. McCubbin; A. Zaid; J. Van Stade

doi:10.9755/ejfa.v12i1.5213

A SOUTHERN AFRICAN SURVEY CONDUCTED FOR OFF-TYPES ON DATE PALMS PRODUCED USING SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS

Authors

M. J. McCubbin Pasture valley ptd Ltd, Swaziland; UAE university, UAE;University of NAdal, South Africa
A. Zaid
J. Van Stade

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9755/ejfa.v12i1.5213

Keywords:

Dae palm, phoenix dactylifera, somaclonal variaion, somaic embryogenesis, issue culure, off-types

Abstract

A survey was conducted in the Republic of South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe on off-types of date palms produced using somatic embryogenesis. Off-types reported included leaf variegation, compact growth, seedless fruits, a low pollination percentage in one variety and leaf and spine structure variations. Possible explanations include environmental and physiological factors, human error and somaclonal variation due to tissue culture processes.

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Published

2017-10-24

How to Cite

McCubbin, M. J., A. Zaid, and J. V. Stade. “A SOUTHERN AFRICAN SURVEY CONDUCTED FOR OFF-TYPES ON DATE PALMS PRODUCED USING SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS”. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture, vol. 16, no. 1, Oct. 2017, pp. 8-14, doi:10.9755/ejfa.v12i1.5213.