Somatic Hybridization Examples
Some of the examples of somatic hybridisation are:
- Pomato: Created by merging tomato and potato protoplasts, resulting in a single plant that produces both tomatoes and potatoes.
- Wheat-Agropyron hybrids: Used to transfer genes for disease resistance and environmental adaptation from wild grasses to cultivated wheat.
- Citrus intergeneric hybrids: Generated by fusing protoplasts from different citrus species, producing hybrids with improved fruit quality and disease resistance.
- Brassica napus (rapeseed) hybrids: Utilized to introduce novel traits like herbicide resistance and increased oil content from related Brassica species.
- Banana breeding: Employed to combine traits for disease resistance and improved fruit quality from different banana varieties.
What is Somatic Hybridization?
Somatic hybridization is a technique of fusing protoplasts from different plant species to create hybrid plants. It is different from conventional ways involving sexual hybridization because it does not need sexual reproduction. Instead, it combines traits from different plants without being limited by species barriers. In this article, we will cover somatic hybridization notes, steps, and its applications.
Table of Content
- What is Somatic Hybridization?
- What are the Stages of Somatic Hybridization?
- Protoplast Fusion
- Hybrid Cell Selection
- Identifying Hybrid Plants
- Applications of Somatic Hybridization
- Somatic Hybridization Examples
- Advantages of Somatic Hybridization
- Limitations of Somatic Hybridization