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GROWMORE BIOTECH LTD
41-B, Sipcot, Phase II, Hosur-635 109, TN
Ph: 04344 260564, 260565 E.mail: growmore@vsnl.com

PROFILE
Growmore Biotech Ltd. is a biotechnology based company located at 41 B, Sipcot Phase II, HOSUR – 635 109 registered as a Public Limited Company under Companies Act, 1956. The company is jointly promoted by a technocrat who has experience of over 25 years in the field of tissue culture and entrepreneurs who have 40 years of experience.

Growmore Biotech has been set up for the production of disease free plants of banana, Bamboo, Sugarcane and other tropical fruits like Pomegranate, etc. Presently banana plants are produced for farmers who are practicing Hi-tech horticulture in India and virus free Hill banana for lower Palani Hills in Tamil Nadu. Many farmers have grown the tissue culture banana plants produced by the company and benefited with high yield and return.

The Tissue culture Laboratory is established in an area of 1 acre with a farm of 10 acres. The Lab has 45 Laminar Air Flow Benches to produce 50,000 plants in one shift, 5 Growing Rooms with a total capacity to hold over 16 lakhs cultures at any time and to produce 60 lacs plants annually. At Growmore, more than 65 plant species are propagated by tissue culture method for the export and domestic market. Over 180 personnel are working who have been trained in biotechnology. The lab has its own stand-by power for emergency. The technology of propagation is developed in-house for many plant species. Growmore Biotech is promoted by well-known Agri-Biotechnologist who has experience over 25 years in Plant Tissue Culture, have been established 7 tissue culture laboratories in India.

Growmore Biotech is one of the first TC Lab to get the accredition by Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India for facility for Tissue Culture Raised Plants.. Growmore has been one among the few laboratories in the country which has been accredited by the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS).

At present, the plants are exported to Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Dubai, South Africa, Ghanna, Rwanda, Holland, Germany, U.K., Hawaii, Jamaica, Brazil, Belize, USA, Mauritius, etc.

Our main aim is to provide the quality tissue culture Banana plants at affordable price to the farmers. The Banana bunch weight of 20 –25 Kgs. in Robusta has been improved to 40 – 45 Kgs. by the introduction of variety called “Grand Naine”. Similarly the bunch weight in Red Banana is increased from 15 Kgs. to 35 Kgs. per plant on an average in the farmers’ field. The biotech work in Sugarcane at Growmore is highly commendable in providing disease free, superior planting material produced through biotechnology method. It is widely used by many farmers, sugar factories as pure seed material.



Growmore is one of the partner to National Mission on Bamboo Applications, Technology Information Forecasting Assessment Council, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi and propagating and popularizing Bamboo as cultivable crop for generating more income and cleaner atmosphere. The Director is a “Member” in Bamboo Steering committee of Tamil Nadu and Gujarat states.

Recognising our work Department of Biotechnology and National Bamboo Mission has awarded the contract to establish first large scale bamboo tissue culture laboratory in North East which is completed and functioning successfully for the past 6 months.

LIST OF MAJOR PLANT SPECIES UNDER PROBAGATION:

Banana
Sugarcane
Bamboo
Casuarina
Stevia
Wasabia
Pomogranate
Aloe vera
Paulownia
Limonium
Orchids
Several Ornamental plants

BAMBOO VARIETIES AVAILABLE IN LARGE SCALE:

Bambusa balcooa
Bambusa vulgaris
Bambusa tulda
Dendrocalamus asper
Dendrocalamus hamiltonii


Please Contact:

Dr.N.Barathi / V.Ramamuoorthy
Growmore Biotech Ltd
41-B Sipcot II,
Hosur Phone : 04344 260564,260565
Cell : 09443360563,09443351957,09894658568