Biotecnología Vegetal (Jan 2002)

Development of adventitious buds in banana (Musa sp.) cv. Gran Naine (AAA)

  • Lourdes R. García,
  • Juan Pérez Ponce,
  • Idalmis Bermúdez-Caraballoso,
  • Pedro Orellana,
  • Novisel Veitía,
  • Leonardo García,
  • Yenny Padrón,
  • Carlos Romero

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1

Abstract

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Several cytokinins were studied in the culture media with the aim of induction of adventitious buds in the cv. ‘Gran Naine’. The largest explant values with development of adventitious buds were obtained when Thidiazuron (TDZ) was used in the culture medium, with only two sub-cultures needed to develop 62-83% explant with these structures. The use of this explants could be a very useful alternative in genetic improvement programs and plant micropropagation. Key words: cell culture, histology, organogenesis, thidiazuron