Plant Tissue Culture - Zingiber officinalis (Ginger)

Ginger undoubtedly is a magic plant that possesses incredible healing and disease-fighting powers. Scientifically known as Zingiber officinalis in the family Zingiberaceae, native to southern China but is widely cultivated around the world. Ginger is a herbaceous perennial but mostly grown as an annual that thrives in a warm and humid climate. It produces many fibrous roots, erect and aerial shoots called pseudostem with bamboo-like leaves. The edible rhizome is a subterranean stem, which is also used for vegetative propagation. In this video, it covered how to obtain an axenic culture of ginger from the newly formed young buds.