IN VITRO CULTURE TECHNIQUES FOR DISEASE FREE PROPAGULES PRODUCTION IN GARLIC (ALLIUM SATIVUM), A SPICY VEGETABLE WITH THERAPEUTIC CHARACTERISTICS

Abstract

arlic has been successfully propagated using various micropropagation methods both through direct and indirect organogenesis. In vitro micropropagation from the inflorescence, root tip somatic embryogenesis, shoot multiplication in liquid cultures, shoot tip culture, meristem culture, stem-disc dome culture, stem-disc culture has been reported. Therapeutic techniques have been deployed to produce planting material devoid of viruses. This review comprehends various factors affecting morphogenesis and propagule production in garlic.