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Journal Article 
The role of abscisic acid in plant tissue culture: a review of recent progress 
Rai, MK; Shekhawat, NS; Harish; Gupta, AK; Phulwaria, M; Ram, K; Jaiswal, U 
2011 
1 
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture
ISSN: 0167-6857
EISSN: 1573-5044 
106 
2 
179-190 
WOS:000292989000001 
Abscisic acid (ABA) plays a significant role in the regulation of many physiological processes of plants. It is often used in tissue culture systems to promote somatic embryogenesis and enhance somatic embryo quality by increasing desiccation tolerance and preventing precocious germination. ABA is also employed to induce somatic embryos to enter a quiescent state in plant tissue culture systems and during synthetic seed research. Application of exogenous ABA improves in vitro conservation and the adaptive response of plant cell and tissues to various environmental stresses. ABA can act as anti-transpirant during the acclimatization of tissue culture-raised plantlets and reduces relative water loss of leaves during the ex vitro transfer of plantlets even when non-functional stomata are present. This review focuses on the possible roles of ABA in plant tissue culture and recent developments in this area. 
Acclimatization; Anti-transpirant; Cryopreservation; Embryo maturation; Plant growth regulator; Somatic embryogenesis