BULBOUS AND CORMOUS MONOCOTYLEDONOUS ORNAMENTAL PLANTS IN VITRO

Literature on bulbous/cormous plants propagated through tissue-cutlure technique is reviewed. Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium (MS) was frequently used to study the different modes of micropropagation. For somatic embryogenesis (SE) explants from aerial parts and somatic organogenesis (SO)/direct somatic organogenesis (DSO) from subterranean parts of the plant were found to be suitable. Species-wise exhibition of SE, SO and DSO analysed literature is tabulated, showing culture media, growth regulators and organic addenda in primary and secondary medias, relevant explants and the author index.