Plant tissue culture is the technique of growing plant cells, tissues & organs in an artificially prepared medium static or liquid under aseptic (germ free) conditions in the laboratory. Propagation of plant by tissue culture can be used to overcome the disadvantages of propagation by seeds or vegetative organs.

Some of the major advantages of tissue culture Banana are listed below

1.MBF Banana tissue culture plants are copies of a superior, healthy, high yielding mother culture.
2.MBF Banana tissue culture plants are disease and virus free hence it needs to apply no pesticides for seed born diseases.
3.MBF Banana tissue culture plants give increased branching, flowering, greater vigor and higher yield.
4.All the plants in the field grow at uniform height and possess equal fruiting.

Advantages of Banana Tissue culture plants

1.True to the type of mother plant under good management
2.Pest and disease free seedlings
3.Uniform growth hence increased yield
4.Early maturity of crop hence enabling optimum utilization of land
5.Round the year planting possible as seedlings are made available throughout the year
6.Successive two ratoons are possible in short duration which minimizes cost of cultivation
7.No staggered harvesting
8.95%-98% plants bear bunches
9.Planting Time

Planting of tissue culture banana can be done throughout the year except when the temperature is too low or too high.

Note

Facility of drip irrigation system is important.

Recommended time

» Mrig baug (Kharif) Month of planting: June- July.
» Kande Baug (Rabi) month of planting: October- November.