Bixa orellana L. (achiote) tissue culture: a review

Bixa orellana L. (achiote) is a commercially important plant grown for its natural dye annatto, which is derived from the arils of seeds. Annatto, which contains the antioxidant bixin, is used in food, cosmetic, and textile industries as a natural colorant. Even though B. orellana can be propagated...

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Published in:In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Plant 2019-06, Vol.55 (3), p.231-241
Main Authors: Teixeira da Silva, Jaime A., Zeng, Songjun, Godoy-Hernández, Gregorio, Rivera-Madrid, Renata, Dobránszki, Judit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Invited Review
Life Sciences
Plant Breeding/Biotechnology
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Plant Sciences
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Summary:Bixa orellana L. (achiote) is a commercially important plant grown for its natural dye annatto, which is derived from the arils of seeds. Annatto, which contains the antioxidant bixin, is used in food, cosmetic, and textile industries as a natural colorant. Even though B. orellana can be propagated by seed, established tissue culture and in vitro propagation protocols exist for this plant. Organogeneses, both axillary and adventitious, as well as somatic embryogenesis, have been successfully induced from different explant sources, including cotyledons, hypocotyls, roots, stems, and leaves, and effective acclimatization protocols exist for regenerated plantlets. This present mini-review highlights the achievements in the tissue culture of achiote. In addition to using in vitro techniques for the clonal propagation of elite plants, knowledge from these protocols could be used to establish mass production systems, such as bioreactors, to facilitate year-round bixin harvest.
ISSN:1054-5476
1475-2689
DOI:10.1007/s11627-019-09969-3