The rate of pineapple propagation through conventional technique is quite low and time taken and that by seed is apparently hard to germinate. Non-availability of quality planting material is one of the major constraints for expansion of its cultivation area in Bihar. Keeping thi...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i230050
Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.), a subtropical fruit crop has high commercial value and consumer acceptance owing to its rich juicy aril and attractive bright red pericarp. Anthocyanin, the major pigment present in litchi pericarp reaches its maximum content in fully ripen fruit...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i230051
Conventionally litchi is propagated by vegetative means mainly by air layering or marcottage, grafting and budding. Although for large-scale production of elite litchi clones, micropropagation can be used as a potential alternative to conventional means of propagation. The presen...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45992
Tissue culture techniques are being widely used for the production of large-scale disease-free planting material aseptically on artificial media within a lesser span of time and space. This technique has gained tremendous popularity in recent days for the commercial production of...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2018/45978