EFFECT OF DIFFERENT TUBERISATION METHODS FOR INDUCTION OF IN VITRO MICROTUBER IN POTATO (Solanum tuberosum L.)

S.J. MACWAN¹*, Y.M. SHUKLA², P.R. VAISHNAV³, N.V. UPADHYAY^4
1Department of Plant Physiology, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand 388110
²College of Agriculture and Polytechnique, Vaso, Anand Agricultural University, 387380
³Department of Agriculture Statistics, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand 388 110
⁴Main Vegetable Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Anand 388 110
* Corresponding Author : sjmacwan@aau.in

Received : 07-04-2017     Accepted : 29-04-2017     Published : 24-05-2017
Volume : 9     Issue : 24       Pages : 4285 - 4287
Int J Agr Sci 9.24 (2017):4285-4287

Keywords : Tuberisation methods, Solanum tuberosum L., microtuber, in vitro
Academic Editor : Serene Shekhar, Moawed Mohamed M
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : First author acknowledges Emeritus Scientist, CSIR, Dr. A.R. Mehta for his valuable remarks and suggestions for research work. Dr. K.P. Patel, Dean and Principal, B. A. College of Agriculture, A.A.U. Anand and Dr. D. B. Patel, Prof & Head, Department of Plant Physiology for his support
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the world’s fourth largest food crop after wheat, rice and maize which contributing to food and nutrition security in the globe. Different tuberisation methods for induction of microtuber were evaluated in the different cultivars viz. KufriBadshah, Kufri Chipsona-1 and Kufri Pukhraj. The aim of this to investigate whether different culture conditions would effective or not for in vitro tuberisation .the result reflect in weight and size of microtuber were reported as 0.168gm and 0.613cm respectively. The result revealed that among different tuberisation method for induction of microtuber formation, the static shallow liquid propagation liquid tuberisation method was best over other methods for early as well as better microtuberisation, further it was found microtuberisation within 21 days.

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