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Coconut trees grow slowly and are difficult to clone
Source: University of Leuven-Hannes Wilmes
Coconut trees grow slowly and are difficult to clone
Coconut is the sixth most grown fruit on the planet, and the demand for it continues to grow
"Nobody thinks we can do it"
Bart Panis of the Tropical Crop Improvement Laboratory (KU Leuven) and Hannes Wilms, a PhD student of the Alliance, got their inspiration for their research from another fruit variety, the banana
In their research, the scientists first extracted coconut tree embryos from coconuts
"No one thinks we can do it
Coconut challenge
First, the team hopes to protect the genetic diversity of coconut trees as effectively as possible
“Currently, the coconut tree is preserved as a tree collected in the wild
Panis said: "This is important for the future: If a new disease affects coconut production, there may be multiple varieties in the gene bank that can resist the disease and can be grown in the affected areas
Small farmers, fair prices
For today's coconut production, this technology comes at the right time
The researchers have now filed a patent application
DOI
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Development of the first axillary in vitro shoot multiplication protocol for coconut palms
