Tissue Culture Response of Ornamental and Medicinal Species-A Review.

Species of the genus are very attractive woody ornamentals. Their organs contain numerous health-promoting phytochemicals. The most valuable of them-aescin-is used in commercial preparations for the treatment of venous insufficiency.

Impact of Storage Temperature on Pollen Viability and Germinability of Four Serbian Autochthon Apple Cultivars.

Globalization has drastically reduced the number of autochthon apple cultivars in the Serbian market and most of them have nearly disappeared; however, some of these cultivars, such as Petrovača, Budimka, Kolačara Pozna, and Kožara, have extraordinary quality, good pomological characteristics, and pest and disease resistance. The present study was conducted to develop a protocol for the storage of pollen for further use in the conservation and breeding of these cultivars. Viability and germination of the mature pollen were tested , at four storage temperatures (20, 4, -20, and -80°C), right after harvest or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 months after storage.

Variability in somatic embryo-forming capacity of spinach.

High variability in somatic embryo (SE)-forming capacity has previously been observed in several spinach cultivars. Such variability frequently accounted for more variation in embryogenic response of the explants than the factor being investigated. Hence, the variability in embryogenic capacity was examined in the present study at both the population and the single-seedling level, using seeds of spinach cultivar Matador obtained from nine European seed companies.