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TISSUE CULTURE OF AUSTRALIAN PLANTS – A REVIEW
Article number
447_102
Pages
515 – 528
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Abstract
There are about 16000 vascular plant species scattered across Australian continent, growing in a wide range of climatic conditions.
Many of these plants, recognized for their uniqueness and beauty, were collected by early English explorers and taken back to England with the purpose of further studies and propagation.
They represent a whole range of properties not fully explored either biologically or horticulturally.
Many Australian rainforest species are ‘bushfoods’, that is, traditional foods of Australia’s indigenous people.
To date, they have been used as garden plants, pot plants or cut flowers, but they are also known to possess other properties such as medicinal compounds, perfumes and flavors or the potential to become a sought after fruit or vegetable.
Many of these plants, recognized for their uniqueness and beauty, were collected by early English explorers and taken back to England with the purpose of further studies and propagation.
They represent a whole range of properties not fully explored either biologically or horticulturally.
Many Australian rainforest species are ‘bushfoods’, that is, traditional foods of Australia’s indigenous people.
To date, they have been used as garden plants, pot plants or cut flowers, but they are also known to possess other properties such as medicinal compounds, perfumes and flavors or the potential to become a sought after fruit or vegetable.
This presentation describes current application of plant tissue culture technology to Australian native plants.
It discusses methodologies of tissue culture of Australian flora, gives the summary of present constraints and the future trends of plant tissue culture technology.
Authors
K. Johnson
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