Use of endosperm culture

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Since 1965 triploid shoots and plantlet formation from endosperm has been achieved in many species. Where seed is not commercially important or seedlessness is desirable the induction of triploids may prove valuable for the improvement of crop plants.

The totipotency of triploid cells of endosperm has created a new approach to the production of a large number of triploid plants in one step.

Endosperm tissue is a reservoir of stored food which is mobilized during seed development and germination. It therefore provides an excellent experimental system for studying the biosynthesis and metabolism of these natural products.