Synthetic Seed

Synthetic seeds are somatic embryos coated with special substances containing preservative compounds. Synthetic seed production has been useful for plants that cannot produce viable seeds. Plant formation from synthetic seed was first made by removing water from the somatic embryo obtained from tissue culture. Sodium alginate or alginic acid matrices are commonly used for somatic embryo coating. Many advantages such as easy plant propagation, long-term storage, perpetuation of endangered plants and low cost production show the significant usability of synthetic seed for the development of plants. Synthetic seed technology is a very important technique that can be used in the production of plants that cannot be reproduced by seed. This review article was written to bring together the information and studies on synthetic seed.