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Multiple shoots were induced from shoot tips and nodal segments of a 12-year-old tree of Cinnamomum camphora on Woody Plant Medium (WPM) supplemented with BA and kinetin. The nodal segments from the in vitro developed plantlets could be induced again to produce a large number of harvestable shoots. Harvested shoots were rooted in vitro in WPM supplemented with activated charcoal (AC) and IBA. The plantlets were transferred to thermocol cups after which they were replanted into polybags and then to field. These plants survived with over 90% success under field conditions and exhibited vigorous growth. This system could be utilized for large-scale multiplication of C. camphora by tissue culture.
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Nirmal Babu, K., Sajina, A., Minoo, D. et al. Micropropagation of camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora). Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 74, 179–183 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023988110064
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