Tissue Culture-Based Commercial Plant Propagation (e.g., Orchids, Bananas)
Authors/Creators
- 1. Dept of Biochemistry, College of Agriculture, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur 208002, India.
- 2. Dept of Biochemical engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Nawabganj, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh – 208002, India.
- 3. Dept of Biochemistry, College of Agriculture, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, 224229, India
- 4. Dept of Biochemistry, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh - 362001, Gujarat, India
- 5. Dept of Biochemistry, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, 263145, India
- 6. Dept of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362001, Gujarat, India.
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Tissue culture-based propagation has emerged as a cornerstone of modern horticulture, offering a rapid, reliable, and scalable method for the commercial production of high-value crops. This technique involves the in vitro cultivation of plant cells, tissues, or organs under sterile and controlled conditions, enabling the mass multiplication of genetically uniform and disease-free plants. Orchids and bananas are among the most successfully propagated crops using tissue culture due to their high commercial demand and the limitations of conventional propagation methods. In orchids, tissue culture allows for the clonal propagation of elite hybrids and rare species, ensuring uniformity in flower quality and significantly reducing the time required to reach maturity. For bananas, which are largely sterile and propagated vegetatively, tissue culture provides a solution to the slow multiplication rate of traditional suckers. It also facilitates the production of pathogen-free planting material, particularly critical for combating diseases like Panama wilt and Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV). This technology has not only transformed the commercial viability of these crops but also contributed to biodiversity conservation, international trade, and rural livelihoods. Despite challenges such as initial capital investment and the need for skilled labor, the benefits—especially in terms of scalability, year-round production, and phytosanitary quality—make tissue culture an essential tool for the sustainable production of horticultural crops in both developing and developed economies.
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