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In vitro clonal multiplication of turmeric (Curcuma spp.) and ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.)

Plant Cell Reports volume 8, pages 521–524 (1990)Cite this article

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Rhizome buds, excised from threeCurcuma spp., and ginger, inoculated aseptically on MS medium with varying levels of BAP and kinetin, produced multiple shoots. For shoot multiplication, a concentration of 3.0 mg/l BAP was found to be optimum for all the species.In vitro plants were successfully established in the field and were morphologically uniform. A simple method to extend the subculture interval was used and its relevance to germplasm conservation is discussed.

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Abbreviations

BAP:

6-benzylaminopurine

kinetin:

6-furfurylaminopurine

MS:

Murashige and Skoog (1962)

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  1. National Plant Tissue Culture Repository, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, 110012, New Delhi, India

    S. M. Balachandran, S. R. Bhat & K. P. S. Chandel

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  1. S. M. Balachandran
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Communicated by G. C. Phillips

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Balachandran, S.M., Bhat, S.R. & Chandel, K.P.S. In vitro clonal multiplication of turmeric (Curcuma spp.) and ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.). Plant Cell Reports 8, 521–524 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00820200

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Keywords

  • Kinetin
  • Clonal Multiplication
  • Multiple Shoot
  • Shoot Multiplication
  • Zingiber Officinale