Plant Tissue Culture Research and Development in Ethiopia: A Case Study on Current Status, Opportunities, and Challenges

Table 4

List of plant species that have completed PTC protocol and practices in more than two laboratories.

Plant category	Common and botanical name	The main purpose of the protocol	Statues of the protocol; 1-scaled up; 2-completed	Engaged institutes
Root and tuber	Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)	Mass propagation, virus cleaning conservation	1	ARARI, NABRC, ORARI, TARI, HwU, Dessie TC, TBC, JUCAVM
	Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)	Mass propagation, virus cleaning conservation	1	NABRC/ARARI, ORARI, SARI, HwU, TBC, AAU
	Enset (Ensete ventricosum)	Mass propagation	2	NABRC, SARI, HwU, WU, TBC, AAU
	Cassava (Manihot esculenta)	Virus cleaning	2	NABRC, AAU
	Anchote (Coccinia abyssinica)	Virus cleaning	2	NABRC, DARC
	Yam (Dioscorea spp)	Mass propagation	2	JARC, SARI, HwU
Fruits	Banana (Musa spp)	Mass propagation	1	MARC, ARARI, ORARI, SARI, Dessie TC, JUCAVM, TBC,
	Pineapple (Ananas comosus)	Mass propagation	1	SARI, JARC, TBC, Waginose Biotech
	Apple (Malus domestica)	Mass propagation	2	NABRC, WKU, JUCAVM, Bahir Dar TC Enterprise, TBC, AAU
	Grape (Vitis vinifera)	Mass propagation	2	NBAC, DARC, TBC, AAU
	Citrus (Citrus spp)	Virus/bacteria cleaning	2	JUCAVM, TBC
Commercial crops	Coffee (Coffea arabica L.)	Mass propagation	2	NABRC, JARC, DARC, ORARI, AAU, TBC
	Sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)	Mass propagation	1	NABRC, MARC, JUCAVM, AAU, TBC, Waginose Biotech
Oil crops	Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata)	Regeneration, haploid production	2	NABRC, AAU
Medicinal plants and spices	Ginger (Zingiber officinalis)	Mass propagation, virus cleaning conservation	1	SARI, ARARI, UoG, JARC, TBC, AAU
	Endod (Phytolacca dodecandra)	Mass propagation	2	JARC, TBC
	Garlic (Allium sativum)	Virus cleaning	2	DARC, JUCAVM

Note: NABRC: National Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center; MARC: Melkassa Agricultural Research Center; JARC: Jimma Agricultural Research Center; DZARC: Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center; ARARI: Amhara Regional Agriculture Research Institute; ORARI: Oromia Regional Agriculture Research Institute; SARI: Southern Nations, Nationalities and People Region Agricultural Research Institute; TARI: Tigray Regional Agriculture Researcher Institute. AAU: Addis Ababa University; UoG: University of Gonder; HwU: Hawassa University; JUCAVM: Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine; WU: Wolkite University.