title: Propagation of banana through encapsulated shoot tips.
abstract: Plants were regenerated from encapsulated shoot tips of banana. Shoot tips (ca 4 mm) isolated from multiple shoot cultures of banana cv. Basrai were encapsulated in 3% sodium alginate containing different gel matrices. The encapsulated shoot tips regenerated in vitro on different substrates. Use of White's medium resulted in 100% conversion of encapsulated shoot tips into plantlets. The plantlets were successfully established in soil.
authors.affiliation: Plant Biotechnology Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, 400085, Trombay, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Ganapathi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suprasanna
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Bapat
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Rao