Hardwood species are valuable biological resources that have an important role in the
economy and ecology of ecosystems worldwide. Non-zygotic or somatic embryogenesis …

Somatic embryogenesis, the in vitro developmental program by which somatic cells are
reprogrammed to undergo cellular and molecular changes that make them competent to …

Quercus ilex (holm oak) is one of the most representative trees in the Mediterranean basin,
but now the sustainability of its ecosystems is at serious risk due to the lack of natural …

The CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein (RNP)-mediated technology represents a fascinating
tool for modifying gene expression or mutagenesis as this system allows for obtaining …

Somatic embryogenesis is considered a convenient tool for investigating the regulating
mechanisms of embryo formation; it is also a feasible system for in vitro regeneration …

Somatic embryogenesis from in vitro leaf and shoot apex explants excised from axillary
shoot cultures established from two mature Quercus ilex trees has been developed. Somatic …

Holm oak populations have deteriorated drastically due to oak decline syndrome. The first
objective of the present study was to investigate the use of axillary budding and somatic …

In somatic embryogenic systems of various oak species, including Quercus alba and Q.
rubra, embryogenic lines generally proliferate through generation of nodular embryogenic …

Holm oak (Quercus ilex) is one of the most widely distributed tree species in the
Mediterranean basin. High mortality rates have been observed in holm oak populations in …

Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is recognised as the most efficient in vitro procedure for large
rapid scale clonal propagation and it is considered the enabling technology for …