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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: The Effects of Auxins and Cytokinin on Growth and Development of (Musa sp.) Var. “Yangambi” Explants in Tissue Culture

  AUTHORS: Munguatosha Ngomuo, Emerald Mneney, Patrick Ndakidemi

  KEYWORDS: Bud’s Proliferation; Fresh Weight; In-Vitro Rooting; Root Length; Micro Propagation; Shoot Length; Var. “Yangambi”

  JOURNAL NAME: American Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol.4 No.11, November 14, 2013

  ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of concentration of different growth regulators (auxins and cytokinins) on growth and development of banana shoot tips cultured in vitro. Explants were taken from young suckers of field grown plants of var. “Yangambi”. The shoot tips were cultured on MS media supplemented with different concentrations of BAP (0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 mg/l) with or without IAA at concentration of 0.34 mg/l. At the rooting phase, the media was supplemented with different concentrations of IBA (0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 mg/l) with or without BAP at concentration of 0.2 mg/l. The results indicated that 6.0 mg/l BAP significantly increased the number of shoots formed and the interaction of 6 mg/l BAP with 0.35 mg/l IAA significantly increased the fresh weight. For rooting, 2.0 mg/l IBA was more efficient in number and length of roots produced than all other treatments.