Somatic embryogenesis as an alternative for in vitro multiplication of Butia odorata from mature zygotic embryos.

Butia odorata is a palm native to southern Brazil and Uruguay, not domesticated, much appreciated for its fruits and economic potential. However, the extractivism and the difficulty of propagation have led to the decline of natural populations. The objective of this work was to prove the possibility of induction of somatic embryogenesis in B.