Olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the species more representative of Mediterranean basin where it is strictly connected to the history and culture of the local populations. In the last 20 years, the olive tree diffusion has increased out of traditional growing area, due to the appreciated value of olive oil and its properties. So, a greater amount of plants has been requested to satisfy the worldwide demand. Commercialization of high-quality plant material could be simplified by using the encapsulation technology products, as beads (or capsules) and synthetic seeds (or synseeds or artificial seeds). State of the art on the encapsulation of olive in vitro-derived microcuttings is discussed. Firstly they were used to prepare beads able to develop new shoots also after storage; in fact the capsules make easier the exchange of plant material between laboratories and countries. Moreover, encapsulated microcuttings could be employed to prepare synthetic seeds from which plantlets arise after sowing in greenhouse. But in olive these biotechnological tools are still under investigation.

Encapsulation and synthetic seeds of olive (Olea europaea L.): experiences and overview

Micheli Maurizio
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Standardi Alvaro;
2019

Abstract

Olive (Olea europaea L.) is one of the species more representative of Mediterranean basin where it is strictly connected to the history and culture of the local populations. In the last 20 years, the olive tree diffusion has increased out of traditional growing area, due to the appreciated value of olive oil and its properties. So, a greater amount of plants has been requested to satisfy the worldwide demand. Commercialization of high-quality plant material could be simplified by using the encapsulation technology products, as beads (or capsules) and synthetic seeds (or synseeds or artificial seeds). State of the art on the encapsulation of olive in vitro-derived microcuttings is discussed. Firstly they were used to prepare beads able to develop new shoots also after storage; in fact the capsules make easier the exchange of plant material between laboratories and countries. Moreover, encapsulated microcuttings could be employed to prepare synthetic seeds from which plantlets arise after sowing in greenhouse. But in olive these biotechnological tools are still under investigation.
2019
978-3-030-24630-3
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