Vol. 12, Issue 9 (2023)

Author(s):
Mahesh SSNM, Ramanandam G, Vinaya Kumar Reddy P, Ravindra Kumar K, Umakrishna K and Salomi Suneetha DR

Abstract:
Banana cv. Karpura Chakkera keli (AAB) is choicest table variety in Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh. Poor ex vitro survival are the major hindrance for its large scale commercial production. Therefore, the objective of present investigation was to develop an efficient growth media and different containers for ex vitro performance. In which different potting mixtures M₁-red earth (2) + FYM (1) + coco peat (1), M₂- red earth (2) + FYM (1) + rice husk (1), M₃- red earth (2) + FYM (1) + sand (1), M₄-vermicompost (1) + coco peat (1), M₅-vermicompost (1) + rice husk (1), M₆ –vermicompost (1) + sand (1) and two different containers C₁- Poly bags and C₂- Disposable plastic glass tested, among the 12 treatments ex vitro the maximum shoots length (15.60 cm), diameter of shoots (7.15 mm), number of leaves (6.00) and leaf area (73.78) was recorded in M₁ x C₁ treatment interaction to be the best treatment which is considered.