Development of direct regeneration protocol for mass multiplication of Musa spp. variety Udhayam (Pisang Awak, ABB) using different explants (vol 290, 110506, 2021)

•Musa spp. variety Udhayam (Pisang Awak, ABB) is the first high yielding selection from ICAR-NRCB, Trichy with 40% high yielding than local karpooravalli.•Direct regeneration protocol was standardized for the aforementioned variety using various explants like cormlets and male floral hands other than shoot tips.•The plantlets derived from different explants were found to be true to type as confirmed using ISSR markers.•Field performance of the plants derived from various explants indicated that though all are suitable for direct regeneration, male floral hands was superior followed by sucker, shoot tip and cormlets in terms of bunch yield and crop duration.