A SIMPLE IN-VITRO METHOD OF PROPAGATION AND RHIZOME FORMATION IN DENDROCALAMUS-STRICTUS NEES

Micropropagation technique was developed for mass-scale production of Dendrocalamus strictus plantlets using stationary liquid cultures. See dling cultures were initiated on half strength Murashige and Skoog's b asal medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/l 6-benzyl-aminopurine (BA) and 2 % sucrose. Further proliferation and production of plantlets was obtai ned on a simple minimal medium without any growth regulators. In vitro rhizome formation was also observed in 80% of the cultures. Plants po tted in sand:soil (1:1) showed 90% survival.