Effect of various chemical solutions on micropropagation efficiency, antioxidant activities and clonal fidelity analysis of in vitro developed plantlets in pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) using SSR markers

This study aimed to develop an effective in vitro protocol for micropropagation of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) var. Bhagwa using nodal explants. To induce shoot growth and cultivating the explants, Murashige and Skoog’s media were supplemented with benzyl amino purine (BAP), sodium nitroprusside (SNP), an approach demonstrated and experimented for the first time on Pomegranate and kinetin (Kn) in various concentrations and combinations. In the MS medium fortified with 1.5 mg/l BAP, 1.5 mg/l SNP, and 1.5 mg/l Kn, maximum shoot length, shoot per explants, and regeneration