Illustrated guide to the classification of banana seeds and embryos

Guia ilustrado para a classificação de sementes e embriões de banana

Abstract

Considering there is no illustrated scale of the principle anomalies observed for banana seeds, the objective of this guide is to cover in detail, for the first time, the categories to classify the most common types of anomalies observed in banana embryos and seeds, as well as in vitro embryo rescue and culture, taking into account the experience acquired by the banana breeding program at Embrapa in Brazil. Four classes to classify the seeds were proposed and with regards to classifying the embryos, eight classes were established.

Index terms
In vitro culture; Germination; Genetic improvement; Musa spp; embryo rescue