ABSTRACT
The success of the strawberry industry at a commercial scale in different growing regions is largely dependent on the availability of good-quality planting material in a sufficient quantity and at reasonable prices. The propagation of recommended cultivars of strawberry is of special significance, due mainly to the involvement of high cost for frequent arrangement of the mother plants. Genetic unpredictability is a major reason for not propagating strawberry by seed. Conventionally, strawberry is propagated by runners to obtain true-to-type plants; however, because of some limitations such as limited rooting, seasonal and ecological limitations, requirement and availability of skilled workers, nursery infrastructure, prevalence of disease and pests etc. (Sakila et al., 2007), micropropagation has become a better alternative for large-scale multiplication of strawberries. Several researchers have suggested micropropagation as comparatively better technique than field regeneration for large-scale propagation of strawberries (Karhu and Hakala, 2002; Mahajan et al., 2001; Mohan et al., 2005).
