Grow Virus-Free Banana Plants with Tissue Culture
Tissue cultured banana plants are produced through a laboratory technique called micropropagation under sterile conditions
Swipe right to learn banana tissue culture: sterilize explants, culture in media, induce shoots/roots, acclimatize plantlets, transfer to soil.
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Initiation
The tissue is initiated in the culture at this time. The tissue of interest is acquired, introduced, and sterilized to avoid contamination
Multiplication
The sterile explant is placed in a medium containing growth regulators and required nutrients
Shooting & rooting
Store shoots longer than the 3-4 week proliferation cycle until small plantlets are formed
Primary Hardening in green houses
The establishment of tissue-cultured plants in the nursery to break micropropagation system
Secondary Hardening in shade houses
Transfer selected cultured plants to the shadehouse 3 days before the scheduled
potting out.
Advantages
1.
Pest and disease free seedlings.
2.
Uniform growth, increases yield
3.
Early maturity of crop
4.
Round the year planting possible as seedlings are made available throughout the year
5.
No staggered harvesting.
6.
95% - 98% plants bear bunches
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