Papaya is conventionally bred through
inbreeding by pedigree or backcross methods. This requires
more than 6 generations to homogenize alleles for a
particular trait. There is need to seek alternative breeding
techniques to shorten the breeding cycle of this crop.
Anther culture is such an alternative because it gives rise
to homozygous plants in one generation. Anther culture has
been believed to be an unrealized potential tool for papaya
breeding due to low embryo induction rates in previous
...