In vitro Protocol Developed for Mass Propagation of Matoke and Nijiru Cultivars Cooking Banana (Musa Sapientum L.)

Edible bananas (Musa spp.) are the major staple food for rural and urban consumers in the tropical and subtropical countries and an important source of rural income. Banana is the most produced fruit in Ethiopia for food and commercial purposes. However, there are constraints in the production of banana. Among the banana production constraints, low propagation, low quality and quantity of yield. The study was aimed to develop a simple, comprehensive and efficiently repetitive protocol for micropropagation of banana (Musa sapientum L.). For this experiment the banana cultivars used were Matoke and Nijiru. Those two cultivars were taken from the field and grew under green house for three month and taken to the laboratory for initiation. After two month of the culture initiation the developed culture shoot proceed to the shoot multiplication and rooting media.

Author(s): Adugna Mosissa Kajela

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