Tissue culture is from meristem not division of the corm

Tissue culturing banana is achieved by stripping back the outside to find the meristem and the stem cells then regenerating these in growth media under sterile conditions.

It takes about 3 weeks to initiate growth, then another 5-6 weeks to multiply and then a further 3-4 weeks until there is a plant with roots ready to go in to soil.

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