For in vitro propagation of Lilium longiflorum (Meristem and twin scales showed different responses toward different type of media. The best shoot formation response was obtained on Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 2.0 mg/l of BAP. At this concentration 84% shoot formation response was obtained after 12.2 days of inoculation. When MS medium was supplemented with different concentrations of auxin and cytokinins the best shoot initiation response was gained at 2.5 mg/l of BAP with 0.5 mg/l of NAA i.e. 88% shoot initiation was obtained after 21 days of explants inoculation. Maximum...

Sugarcane is an important cash crop in Pakistan which is the base of renewable energy sources like ethanol, biogas products and fertilizers. It is cultivated as commercial crop in 60 countries of 5 major continents, Brazil being the largest one. Pakistan is the 5th largest sugarcane growing country of the world and our multibillion sugar industry totally dependent on the fate of this crop. Unfortunately per acre yield of this crop in our country is lowest among the leading sugarcane growing countries of the world. The most important is the attack of several pathogens like bacteria, fungus,...