23 Sep Banana cultivation using tissue culture
ऊतक संर्वधन के उपयोग द्वारा केले की खेती Banana (Musa spp.) is believed to have originated in South Eastern Asia with India as one of the centres of origin apart from Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia. Bananas are believed to have been the world first cultivated fruit. Banana ranks first in production and second in area among the fruits grown in India. Banana is one of the popular fruits in India because of its low cost and free availability. Banana provides a balanced diet than other fruits. Banana is composed of mainly water and carbohydrates which provides energy (104 Cal. Per 100 g.) It is rich in Minerals, Phosphorus and Calcium. The major problem however faced in the banana growing areas is the shortage of uniform and disease free planting materials, which is due to the vegetative mode of propagation of the plant (through side sucker) at a slow pace in conventional cultivation This difficulty can be addressed by employing the commercial tissue culture technology for mass production of the popular banana varieties. Tissue culture in banana Plant tissue culture is a collection of techniques used to maintain or grow plant cells, tissues or organs under sterile conditions on a nutrient culture medium of known composition. It is widely used to produce clones of a plant...