Somatic embryogenesis in genotypes of Coffea arabica L.

Authors

  • Julieta Andrea Silva de Almeida Instituto Agronômico de Campinas - IAC
  • Maria Bernadete Silvarolla Instituto Agronômico de Campinas - IAC
  • Luiz Carlos Fazuoli Instituto Agronômico de Campinas - IAC
  • Giulio Cesare Stancato Instituto Agronômico de Campinas - IAC

Keywords:

coffee, callus, embryos, indirect somatic embryogenesis, Coffea arabica

Abstract

The species Coffea arabica possesses genotypes with special characteristics such as AC1, AC2 and AC3, whose seeds present reduced caffeine content. However, each of these genotypes has just a single plant in the Germplasm Bank, thus having only one access. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the somatic embryogenesis capacity of the AC genotypes with respect to their multiplication. It was shown that the three genotypes presented indirect somatic embryogenesis capacity, forming calluses of similar size. However, with respect to the formation of embryos, AC1 was the most efficient.

Author Biographies

Julieta Andrea Silva de Almeida, Instituto Agronômico de Campinas - IAC

Pesquisadora, Doutorado Fisiologia Vegetal, Centro de Café "Alcides Carvalho", IAC, Caixa Postal 28, 13001-970, Campinas, SP.

Maria Bernadete Silvarolla, Instituto Agronômico de Campinas - IAC

Pesquisadora, Mestrado Melhoramento Genético, Centro de Café "Alcides Carvalho", IAC, Caixa Postal 28, 13001-970, Campinas, SP.

Luiz Carlos Fazuoli, Instituto Agronômico de Campinas - IAC

Pesquisador, Centro de Café "Alcides Carvalho", IAC, Caixa Postal 28, 13001-970, Campinas, SP.

Giulio Cesare Stancato, Instituto Agronômico de Campinas - IAC

Pesquisador, Dr., Fisiologia Vegetal, Centro de Análise e Pesquisa Tecnológica do Agronegócio de Horticultura, IAC, Caixa Postal 28, 13001-970, Campinas, SP.

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Published

2008-12-27

How to Cite

ALMEIDA, Julieta Andrea Silva de; SILVAROLLA, Maria Bernadete; FAZUOLI, Luiz Carlos; STANCATO, Giulio Cesare. Somatic embryogenesis in genotypes of Coffea arabica L. Coffee Science - ISSN 1984-3909, [S. l.], v. 3, n. 2, p. 143–151, 2008. Disponível em: https://coffeescience2.ufla.br/index.php/Coffeescience/article/view/85. Acesso em: 21 oct. 2026.

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2008)

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