title: Tissue culture-mediated biotechnological intervention in pomegranate: a review.
abstract: The past 30 years have witnessed a series of systematic biotechnological advances made in pomegranate. These encompass optimization and establishment of in vitro culture techniques including micropropagation, somatic embryogenesis, synthetic seed production, plant regeneration via callus-mediated shoot organogenesis, adventitious shoot regeneration, anther culture, tetraploid induction and genetic transformation. This review attempts to provide a comprehensive account on the tissue culture-mediated biotechnological interventions made in pomegranate aimed at complementing conventional programmes for improvement of this nutraceutically important fruit crop.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, 753003, Orissa, India.
authors.forename: Soumendra K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: Pradeep K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Chand
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D054337:Cell Dedifferentiation; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D035264:Flowers / Q000254:growth & development; D029561:Lythraceae / Q000254:growth & development*; D009154:Mutation; D018520:Plant Shoots / Q000254:growth & development; D058439:Plant Somatic Embryogenesis Techniques; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000254:growth & development; D012038:Regeneration; D012639:Seeds / Q000254:growth & development; D057891:Tetraploidy; D046509:Tissue Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D014170:Transformation, Genetic