Tissue Culture Of Hevea Brasiliensis Müll. Arg. Latex Timber Clone (Ltc) Rrim 929

Rubber tree or Hevea brasiliensis Müll. Arg. is a commercially important crop widely cultivated in Southeast Asia for its ability to produce natural rubber in the form of latex. This perennial crop plant is known for its recalcitrance in rooting and only limited clones could be regenerated via tissu...

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Main Author: Khoo, Marisa Kim Gaik
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Language:English
Published: 2021
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spelling my-usm-ep.531072022-06-27T06:31:15Z Tissue Culture Of Hevea Brasiliensis Müll. Arg. Latex Timber Clone (Ltc) Rrim 929 2021-01 Khoo, Marisa Kim Gaik QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) Rubber tree or Hevea brasiliensis Müll. Arg. is a commercially important crop widely cultivated in Southeast Asia for its ability to produce natural rubber in the form of latex. This perennial crop plant is known for its recalcitrance in rooting and only limited clones could be regenerated via tissue culture. Clone that could be regenerated via tissue culture will be a promising tool for Hevea crop improvement. Many available commercial clones have yet to be tested for their potential in regenerated via tissue culture, more clones should be explored. In this study, H. brasiliensis clone RRIM 929, a latex timber clone (LTC) has been studied for in vitro propagation via embryo culture, somatic embryogenesis and microcutting from both seedling and bud-grafted plant material for the first time. 2021-01 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/53107/ http://eprints.usm.my/53107/1/MARISA%20KHOO%20KIM%20GAIK%20-%20TESIS.pdf%20cut.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat (School of Biological Science)
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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topic QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation
geographical distribution)
spellingShingle QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation
geographical distribution)
Khoo, Marisa Kim Gaik
Tissue Culture Of Hevea Brasiliensis Müll. Arg. Latex Timber Clone (Ltc) Rrim 929
description Rubber tree or Hevea brasiliensis Müll. Arg. is a commercially important crop widely cultivated in Southeast Asia for its ability to produce natural rubber in the form of latex. This perennial crop plant is known for its recalcitrance in rooting and only limited clones could be regenerated via tissue culture. Clone that could be regenerated via tissue culture will be a promising tool for Hevea crop improvement. Many available commercial clones have yet to be tested for their potential in regenerated via tissue culture, more clones should be explored. In this study, H. brasiliensis clone RRIM 929, a latex timber clone (LTC) has been studied for in vitro propagation via embryo culture, somatic embryogenesis and microcutting from both seedling and bud-grafted plant material for the first time.
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qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author Khoo, Marisa Kim Gaik
author_facet Khoo, Marisa Kim Gaik
author_sort Khoo, Marisa Kim Gaik
title Tissue Culture Of Hevea Brasiliensis Müll. Arg. Latex Timber Clone (Ltc) Rrim 929
title_short Tissue Culture Of Hevea Brasiliensis Müll. Arg. Latex Timber Clone (Ltc) Rrim 929
title_full Tissue Culture Of Hevea Brasiliensis Müll. Arg. Latex Timber Clone (Ltc) Rrim 929
title_fullStr Tissue Culture Of Hevea Brasiliensis Müll. Arg. Latex Timber Clone (Ltc) Rrim 929
title_full_unstemmed Tissue Culture Of Hevea Brasiliensis Müll. Arg. Latex Timber Clone (Ltc) Rrim 929
title_sort tissue culture of hevea brasiliensis müll. arg. latex timber clone (ltc) rrim 929
granting_institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat (School of Biological Science)
publishDate 2021
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