Aframomum corrorima

This book provides a detail information about Aframomum corrorima which is a herbaceous perennial and aromatic species classified under the monocotyledonous crops. Korarima (Aframomum corrorima (Braun) P.C.M. Jansen) is herbaceous perennial plant that belongs to the family Zingiberaceae. It is an indigenous spice crop to Ethiopia. Lack of a steady supply of quality planting material is one of the bottlenecks in the production of this crop for local consumption and export. Therefore the objective of this study is to develop protocol for in vitro propagation of A. corrorima by using shoot tip as explant for mass propagation. Shoot tips were cultured in MS medium supplemented with Thidiazuron (TDZ) in combination with α-Naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) or Indol-3-acetic acid (IBA) to investigate their effect on shoot multiplication. Statistical analysis revealed that there was significant difference among treatments applied in both shoot multiplication and rooting experiments.