History of bud chip

1. The famous sugarcane researcher, van Dillewijn (1952) stated that a small volume of tissue and a single root primordium adhering to the bud are enough to ensure germination in sugarcane.
2.  After a long gap of 22 years, Indian sugarcane experts, Narasimha Rao and Satyanarayana (1974) showed the feasibility of eliminating the internode part of the seed piece and using only buds for commercial planting.
3.  In year 1977, Andhra Sugars has fabricated bud chip machine and Ramaiah et al demonstrated bud chip technology using three varieties, Co 419, Co 975 and Co 997

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