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Micropropagation for chrysanthemum

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Micropropagation for chrysanthemum
Application / Use: Rapid multiplication of elite chrysanthemum cultivars with a very high multiplication potential
Input Needed: Requirements include general tissue culture facility and that for hardening / acclimatization.
Output Capacity: Over 1 million plants per year
Specific Benefits: Commercial entrepreneurship for higher income
Unit Cost: Production cost = Rs. 2-4 per plant (approx.) if facilities for tissue culture production exists already; Not yet commercialized; Needs scaling up
Description: This is a tissue-culture based method. Facilitates rapid multiplication of chrysanthemum and is particularly suitable for shy suckering elite clones and or the rapid stock bulking of new cultivars and introductions.
Developed By: Dr. Pious Thomas, Senior Scientist, Division of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore-560 089; email: pioust@iihr.ernet.in
Contact Person: Director, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessarghatta Lake, Bangalore-560 089 Tel: 080-28466420-24 (ext. 200); Fax: 080-28466291; Email: director@iihr.ernet.in
Institute: IIHR, Banglore