Abstract
Plant regeneration is the major outcome of plant tissue culture where somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis are frequently experimented for the regeneration of genetically transformed plants. The process by which somatic cells develop into plants is called somatic or asexual embryogenesis while the process of organ formation under the influence of several hormones in vitro is termed organogenesis. Somatic embryogenesis allows the utilization of somatic embryos as synthetic seeds; however, application of somatic embryogenesis is not restricted to synthetic seed technology. Somatic embryogenesis also forms a major part of the plant regeneration system where hybridization, ploidy evaluation of somatic cells, virus elimination, metabolite production, and in vitro mycorrhizal initiation have been investigated. This chapter provides the major applications of the somatic embryogenesis in micropropagation.
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