Hello everyone. while i'm not even close to be able to tissue culture my banana yet, I've got a few questions i might as well get cleared up for when that time comes
. Most of them i could probably find the answers for somewhere else, but my biggest question is WHAT PART TO USE?!? I have seen stuff about using meristem from the corm, but some sites have talked about other areas, like the flower. The info i was looking at recently said:
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Shoot cultures of banana start conventionally from any plant part that contains a shoot meristem, i.e. the parental pseudostem, small suckers, peepers and lateral buds . The apex of the inflorescence and axillary flower buds are also suitable explants for tissue culture initiation.
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What is that supposed to mean?
Also, on a similar tangent, I have seem some stuff about nicking and dividing corms. What is that supposed to mean and how do I do that?
Can anyone help me out here?