Plant chimera and its management for the floriculture industry
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https://doi.org/10.25081/jfcls.2025.v11.9568Keywords:
Bud sport, Induced mutation, Chimera, Management, New variety, FloricultureAbstract
In the floriculture industry, there is always a demand and necessity for new varieties. This industry has prospered due to science-based techniques and a steady supply of improved plant materials and new varieties. A massive amount of literature has been accumulated on developing new ornamental varieties. Bud sports and induced mutations are well-established methods for crop improvement and have played a major role in developing many new flower color/shape mutant varieties in ornamentals. But the main bottleneck is that in both the methods mutation appears as a chimera and isolation of such chimeras is a great challenge. The use of plant chimera in the floriculture industry is an ancient but innovative subject. A novel in vitro technique (tissue culture) has been standardized for managing such chimeric tissues through direct shoot regeneration. The prime intention of this write-up is to evaluate management techniques for chimera to develop new varieties for the floriculture trade. The technique will enrich the floriculture industry with new varieties through the retrieval of chimeric tissues.
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