Plant Tissue Cult. & Biotech. 26(1): 67-75, 2016 (June)

In vitro Regeneration of Sweetgourd (Cucurbita moschata Duch.)

M. Rezwan Kabir*, M. A. Yousuf Akhond, M. Al-Amin and M. Shahidul Haque¹

Biotechnology Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh

Key words: Cotyledon, Cucurbita moschata, Regeneration, Sweetgourd

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Cotyledon explants of sweetgourd (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) were cultured on MS supplemented with different concentrations of BAP alone and in combination with NAA, TDZ and 2,4-D. High shooting frequency (94.4%) was obtained from BARI Mistikumra-1 when cotyledon segments were cultured on MS with 4.44

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