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A protocol for micropropagation of Alpinia galanga

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Emerging buds of rhizome of Alpinia galanga Willd produced shoots and roots simultaneously when cultured in MS medium supplemented with kinetin 3.0 mg l-1. Each explanted shoot bud produced 8 shoots in average and roots simultaneously within 8 weeks. Shoot proliferation could be continued even after a year by transferring each divided shoot explant to the same medium. Regenerated plantlets could be sucessfully transferred to soil where they grew well within 10–12 weeks with 80% survivality.

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  1. Division of Plant Sciences & Ecology, Regional Research Laboratory (, CSIR, Jorhat, 785006, India

    M. Borthakur, J. Hazarika & R.S. Singh

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Borthakur, M., Hazarika, J. & Singh, R. A protocol for micropropagation of Alpinia galanga. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 55, 231–233 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006265424378

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