A REVIEW ON APPLICATION OF SOMACLONAL VARIATION IN IMPORTANT HORTICULTURE CROPS | PLANT CELL

The current review highlights and discusses studies on somaclonal variation's applicability in significant horticultural crops. Novel horticultural genotypes are created as a result of somaclonal differences in plant tissue culture. Potato, strawberry, tulip, banana, chilli pepper, and other varieties are being developed. In some varieties, qualitative aspects including flower colour, plant height, fruit shape, fruit colour, and flowering habit are improved. In vitro genetic alterations develop a variety's resilience and tolerance to biotic (disease, insects) and abiotic (salinity, drought, water logging, toxins) stress. The banana varieties ‘Tai-Chiao No. 5' and ‘S.4' in myrobalan were chosen for their resistance to Fusarium wilt and tolerance to water logging. In rough lemon and kiwi fruit, somaclonal variations that are resistant to stress and toxins are selected and created. Somaclonal variation can be used as an alternative breeding approach for improving crop resistance to biotic stress. Variants with complicated agronomic features in essential horticulture crops are now obtained using in vitro genetic modifications. Different crops, including as potato, java citronella, and geranium, have developed new varieties with improved yield and quality, known as ‘SVP 53,' ‘CIMAP/Bio-13,' and ‘CIM Pawan.' Plant tissue culture genetic variation is a powerful technique for picking variants and provides breeders with a lot of options.

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