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Studies on the Effect of Media on Sucker Production of Banana Cv. POOVAN


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In vivo macropropagation is an alternative simple and cheap technique for banana multiplication. The experiment was conducted in Completely Randomized Design with 13 treatments in three replications. The treatments consisted of three growing media (FYM, Rice hull, Sawdust), two biofertilizers (Azospirillum and VAM) with sand alone as control. Observations on the production of primary, secondary and tertiary buds was recorded. The results of the study revealed that use of FYM + VAM (T7) as growing media resulted in increasing the primary, secondary and tertiary bud regeneration. The time taken for emergence of primary, secondary and tertiary buds was also earlier in the treatment T7 (FYM + VAM).

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Growing Media, Suckers, Biofertilizers, Regeneration of Buds.
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Authors

D. Esakkimuthu
Department of Horticulture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram (T.N.), India
Arumugam Shakila
Department of Horticulture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram (T.N.), India

Abstract


In vivo macropropagation is an alternative simple and cheap technique for banana multiplication. The experiment was conducted in Completely Randomized Design with 13 treatments in three replications. The treatments consisted of three growing media (FYM, Rice hull, Sawdust), two biofertilizers (Azospirillum and VAM) with sand alone as control. Observations on the production of primary, secondary and tertiary buds was recorded. The results of the study revealed that use of FYM + VAM (T7) as growing media resulted in increasing the primary, secondary and tertiary bud regeneration. The time taken for emergence of primary, secondary and tertiary buds was also earlier in the treatment T7 (FYM + VAM).

Keywords


Growing Media, Suckers, Biofertilizers, Regeneration of Buds.

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