The rate of strawberry propagation through conventional technique is quite low and it is difficult to maintain planting material during the summer months under Bihar condition. Further, importing mother plants adds to the production cost. In vitro micro propagation has emerged as...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v33i330071
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
Flowering plays a very crucial role in the production and productivity of mango cultivars. An experiment was conducted to investigate phenological behaviour of mango hybrids and their parents developed at BAU, Sabour. Results showed the earliest bud break in cultivar Sunderprasad...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45986
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
Banana (Musa paradisiaca) cv. Malbhog is a very popular banana cultivar in the North Eastern part of India. A method has been developed to multiply it in vitro to standardise the best multiplication and rooting media for banana and hardening of rooted plantlets for field transfer...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45985
Cape gooseberry is an important minor fruit crop of India. In the present study, genetic diversity of 12 genotypes of Cape gooseberry was analysed using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. For this purpose, twenty RAPD primers were employed to screen out the polymorp...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/45900