This invention is a non-agricultural method for producing cotyledons of those plant species whose cotyledons have commercial value for the manufacture of useful products or for direct use as foodstuffs such as Theobroma cacao L. (cacao). The method involves three (3) distinct steps, namely, (1) proliferation of cotyledonary embryos by asexual embryogenesis through in vitro culture using a defined media; (2) the growth of the embryo in vitro in a media that will prevent premature germination, and (3) harvest of the in-vitro-grown cotyledon.
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