DOUBLED HAPLOID PRODUCTION IN CAPSICUM ANNUUM L. USING ANTHER CULTURE : A REVIEW

Capsicum spp. is a horticulture crop with great potential and is supposed to be the fourth most significant vegetable in the earth.Capsicum genus covers several dozens of species which contain vast range of nutritional and medicinal properties.The process of inbreed development for hybrid variety production is fastened by the use of doubled haploid (DH) system.Doubled haploid (DH) system plays an important role in breeding programs and developmental studies.The production of haploid and doubled haploid plants using the anther cultures of the desired genotype is one of opportunities for rapid stabilization of new variants.There is an ongoing research to develop and improve the effectiveness of these methods by looking at the factors involved in different phases like induction and regeneration.Factors predominantly incorporate condition of donor plants, plant genotypes, medium components, cultured gametophytic cells temperature treatments of (cold pre-treatment, heat shock), the developmental period of early on gametophytic cells and use of various segments like Charcoal and plant development regulators.Stress treatment is one of the conditions which are utilized for the incitement of gametophytic cells to modify toward the sporophytic pathway.