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DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM FOR MASS PROPAGATION OF COLOCASIA ESCULENTA IN LARGE SCALE WITHOUT FORCED AERATION

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440_97
Pages
554 – 559
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Abstract
It is important for commercial production of plant storage organs propagated in vitro to enlarge the culture scale by using a bioreactor.
We investigated a simplified bioreactor system for mass propagation of corms of C. esculenta. Since the plantlets had a potential to grow and proliferate even when submerged completely in the medium, forced aeration was not necessary for the culture.
The plantlets with corms were propagated successfully by culturing in a modified drum type bioreactor which had no equipment for forced aeration.

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Authors
M. Akita, Y. Ohta
Keywords
bioreactor, Colocasia esculenta, corm, mass propagation, scale up, taro
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