Tiruchirappalli, Aug. 30 -- ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana have developed an innovative bioreactor-based technology that could transform the way banana planting materials are produced.

The newly developed approach utilises an embryogenic cell suspension (ECS) combined with a specially designed temporary immersion bioreactor (TIB), the world's first bioreactor system for developing somatic embryos.

This method enables millions of embryogenic cells from just a few drops of culture to regenerate into millions of healthy banana plants, said ICAR-NRCB.

The system has already demonstrated remarkable efficiency. From a small amount of embryogenic cells, thousands of uniform and disease-free banana plants were produced across popular...