Micropropagation for Production of Quality Banana Planting Material in Asia-Pacific

• Authors : Singh, H.P.; Uma, S.; Selvarajan, R.; Karihaloo, J.L.


• Document type : Book


• Year of publication : 2011


• Publisher(s) : Asia-Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology (APCoAB)


• Place of publication : New Delhi, (IND)


• Pages : 92


• Language(s) : English


• Abstract : Banana and plantains are the second largest food-fruit crops of the world produced in the tropical and subtropical regions of mostly the developing countries. The two together are positioned fourth in terms of gross value. During recent years, growth of banana cultivation has witnessed great strides reaching 95.60 million tonnes in 2009 from 66.84 million tonnes in 2001. Adoption of Panama disease resistant Cavendish varieties in place of Gros Michel; mechanization in production; efficient water management, harvest and postharvest handlings; and integrated pest and disease management have helped in this growth. Adoption of high quality, disease free planting material developed through tissue culture has been an important addition during recent years. Asia-Pacific countries, particularly India, China and Philippines, are the major players in banana cultivation, contributing more than 45 percentage of the total world production...


• Keywords : TISSUE CULTURE; PRODUCTION; QUALITY; MICROPROPAGATION; INDIA; PHILIPPINES; CHINA


• Open access : Yes


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• Musalit document ID : IN110298

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