Micropropagation is a commercially efficient and practically oriented technique for largescale
propagation of desired or elite genotypes in a short time period. Propagation of trees
through tissue culture has many advantages over conventional propagation techniques like fast
multiplication of elite genotypes; production of disease-free plants; season-independent propagation,
requiring smaller space as compared to the seed-grown saplings; and conservation and
easy exchange of germplasm [10–12]. Due to its utility and demand in sericulture and
pharmaceutical industries, T. arjuna is studied worldwide not only for crop improvement but
also for selection of elite genotypes. In this context, encapsulation technology may be a
valuable tool for its germplasm exchange. In recent years, encapsulation of nonembryogenic
propagule like apical shoot tips and nodal segments has been efficiently utilized for long- or
short-term conservation of germplasm and/or to facilitate exchange of axenic materials
between laboratories and extension centers [13, 14].