In Vitro Propagation of Papaya1

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Rapid clonal propagation of papaya (Carica papaya L.) was obtained by culturing apices of mature field-grown plants on a modified Murashige and Skoog formulation. Individual plantlets were first induced on a medium with 50 μm kinetin and 10 μm naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA). Plantlets were transferred after 2 months to a proliferation medium containing μm benzyladenine (BA) and 1 μm NAA, which caused a 7-fold increase in the total number of plants during each 3 week period. Rooting was induced by subculturing plantlets on media with 0.5 – 15 μm indolebutyric acid (IBA) or 1–5 μm NAA. Successful transfer of papayas to soil was accomplished.

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