title: In vitro microtuberization in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars.
abstract: Mechanism of microtuberization in three elite cultivars kufri badhsha (KB), kufri chandramukhi (KCM) and kufri jawahar (KJ) of potato was studied. Sprouts of all the three cultivars were used to obtain in vitro shoot cultures. MS medium supplemented with chlorocholine chloride was found to be most suitable for all the cultivars. Maximum tuberization was obtained under incubation conditions of continuous darkness at 20 degrees +/- 1 degrees C. The highest number of micro-tubers per plant basis was produced under continuous darkness and KCM recorded the highest yield of micro-tubers and was found significantly superior to KJ and KB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vegetable Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125 004, India.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Sakha
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Khurana
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods; D003470:Culture Media; D003624:Darkness; D035281:Plant Tubers / Q000254:growth & development; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media