2011•Indian horticulture journalRequires access

Effectiveness of different Sterilization Treatments in Combating Contamination Problem in Papaya (Carica papaya L.)

Renu Singh, Ram C. Yadav, Neelam R. Yadav

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Axillary bud and shoot tips from mature female papaya plants (Carica papaya L.) var. Selection 1 initially treated with different disinfectants at different concentration and time were cultured in modified MS media, each with different hormonal combination. About 43% of shoot tips explants remained free of contamination and retained regeneration while the percentage was less (34%) in case of axillary buds. Bacterial contamination of fers a severe setback in tissue culture of explants from mature female papaya plant. Therefore, in the present work different sterilization treatments to both types of explants from mature female papaya plant.

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Key concepts: Carica, Sterilization (economics), Explant culture, Contamination, Horticulture, Shoot, Biology, Axillary bud