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Microspore Derived Double Haploid Plants
Summary
By generating doubled-haploid plants from a cell culture the time required to achieve homozygosity is the greatly reduced; years of selfing and recurrent selection are replaced by a single culture cycle. The use of haploid technologies results in the fixation of traits, allowing for efficient screening and selection of desirable phenotypes.
Researchers at the National Research Council have developed a proprietary method to produce microspore derived double haploid plants in Apiaceae. The Apiaceae family includes root crops (e.g., carrot, parsnip, caraway); stem, leaf, and petiole crops (e.g., celery, parsley); and seed crops (e.g., dill, anise).
