Development of alternative media inputs to economize micropropagation in sugarcane
Development of alternative media inputs to economize micropropagation in sugarcane
Ganapati Hegde; Kuruvinshetty, M.S.
Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences 13(4): 830-832
2000
Alternative media inputs to economize micropropagation in sugarcane (cultivars Co8014, Co85002and CoC671) were developed. The four sources of sucrose (laboratory grade sucrose, diamond sugar and ordinary sugar) used were equally effective for shoot multiplication in all cultivars. Among the various levels of sucrose, 30 g/l resulted in the highest overall shoot multiplication rate (5.40) of high-quality plantlets.