Tissue culture of Anthurium and reanum: A significant review and future prospective

Abstract

Anthurium, with over 108 described genera and 3750 species, is one of the most popular tropicals, highly appreciated for its brightly coloured and long lasting flowers. The exotic Anthuriwn indushy plays a significant role in the global floriculture trade. To overcome the demerits of conventional propagation of Anthurium, plant tissue culture proved to be an influential tool that can complement conventional breeding and accelerate Anthuriwn development. This review presents a consolidated explanation of in vitro propagation and focuses upon contemporaq information on biotechnological advances made in Anthurium. © 2010 Asian Network for Scientific Information.