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Old 08-18-2011, 11:37 AM   #3 (permalink)
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You can get good, pre-formulated Musa proliferation medium here (it has everything you need in it): MUSA (BANANA) MULTIPLICATION MEDIUM - Media, Basal Salts, & Vitamins - M462

And for the final stage, rooting and shoot elongation, you can order this: BANANA AGS BASAL MEDIUM - Media, Basal Salts, & Vitamins - B144, and add sugar and a gelling agent (which is available from the same company).

I agree with James, UV will likely not be good enough to do the job. However, the vessels, medium and tools can be easily sterilized properly with a small stove top pressure cooker, and the tissue sterilized with alcohol. These sterilization steps however do not replace using a HEPA filter in your hood, that is to keep things sterile once you start working, but you still need to get everything you put in the hood sterile initially.
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