The Role of Cytokinins BA in the Regeneration of Mulu Bebe Banana Planlets In Vitro Fitrianadewi Pasang (a), Muh. Riadi (b)*, Amirullah Dachlan (b)
a) Master Degree Student, Agro-technology Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia.
b) Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia.
Banana is a type of local fruit that has the potential to become a leading commodity. Mulu Bebe bananas are local bananas in Indonesia originating from North Maluku. Banana cultivation is constrained by the lack of availability of seed sources. Tissue culture techniques are expected to produce seeds en masse relatively quickly. This study aims to determine the effect of various concentration levels of the appropriate BA growth regulator in regenerating mulu bebe banana plantlets in vitro. This research was conducted at the Laboratory of Bio-Science and Plant Reproductive Biotechnology, Teaching Industry, Faculty of Agriculture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar. The study was designed using a completely randomized design (CRD) which consisted of 3 treatment levels, namely BA (0 ppm, 3.5 ppm, and 7 ppm). Further tests were carried out with the Honest Significant Difference (HSD)/ Tuckey 0.05 test. The results showed that the treatment of BA administration at various concentrations had a significant effect on the number of shoots and number of leaves but had no significant effect on the number of roots.
Keywords: Mulu Bebe banana: BA :regeneration:plantlet: in vitro.
