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| The coconut tree sends new branches faster and more |
Coconut is the sixth largest cultivated fruit in the world.
Coconut milk is also used as a natural substitute for sugary soft drinks, and consumer demand for it continues to grow
.
And in recent years, the demand for coconut oil has also been increasing
However, coconut trees mainly grow in coastal areas near the equator and face many challenges-fatal yellowing disease, climate change, and outdated "aging" plantations
.
Coconut trees grow slowly and are difficult to clone
.
Scientists at the University of Leuven in Belgium have developed a method to propagate coconuts faster and store them in gene banks more efficiently
Bart Panis and PhD student Hannes Wilms of the Tropical Crop Improvement Laboratory of Leuven University got their inspiration for this research from another fruit variety, banana
.
From his research on banana trees, Panis suspected that certain plant hormones could also be successful on coconut trees
"Coconut plants do not form side branches.
They put all their'energy' into one branch, and this branch must grow as fast and as high as possible
.
This makes cloning and storing these plants very difficult
They are all invested in one branch, and this branch must grow as fast as possible and as high as possible
Panis said: “There are other ways to reproduce coconut trees, but we believe that this is the first method
with better time and cost-effectiveness .
” Thousands of new samples can be obtained from the same coconut tree.
The team hopes to protect the genetic diversity of coconut trees as effectively as possible
.
It is very important to keep as many varieties of coconut trees as possible, because each has its own characteristics.
"Our current technology can also allow the branches of coconut trees to be stored at ultra-low temperature, that is, to be stored permanently in liquid nitrogen at minus 196°C
.
" Wilms added
For today's coconut production, this technology comes at the right time
.
"The demand for coconuts is huge
.
The existing plantations are very old and need to be replanted with new trees in a short period of time, so our technology meets the huge demand of planters for healthy plant materials
.
" He said
.
The researchers also believe that this is also 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 make it available in the affected areas Planted
.
(Source: Wang Fang, China Science News)
Related paper information: https://doi.
org/10.
1038/s41598-021-97718-1
org/10.
1038/s41598-021-97718-1
