Micro propagation of gerbera-a review

Micro propagation is the most common application of plant biotechnology which offers not only for the mass propagation but also conserve elite or rare plants. Gerbera is one of the most highly ranked flowers due to its beauty, wide variety of colours and ability to rehydrate after long transportation. Propagation through division is too slow and impractical. In vitro propagation is now commonly used to quickly increase cultivar selections for both cut and flowering potted plants. For commercialization of this crop and to meet the growing demands for planting material, tissue and organ culture techniques are being used as alternative methods for propagation. In this review, the scattered information on clonal multiplication of Gerbera through micro propagation worldwide are being tried to put together. This could eventually be helpful in drawing the attention of the researchers and scientists to work on it, besides would be benefitted by utilizing the knowledge reviewed in this paper.