The invention discloses a method for cultivating maca
polyploid plants. The method comprises the steps that disinfected maca seeds are inoculated into an empty B5 culture medium, after the seeds germinate, hypocotyledonary axes of the seeds are taken to be inoculated to a
callus induction culture medium with high
colchicine to be cultured, obtained calluses are transplanted to a tufted-
bud induction and enrichment medium with low
colchicine to be cultured, then subculture multiplication is carried out for three to four generations, and maca
polyploid multiple shoots are obtained; when the polyploidy multiple shoots grow to 3 cm to 4 cm, single studs are
cut off to be transplanted to a rooting medium, and maca
polyploid test-tube plantlets can be obtained after culturing of 25 d; after hardening-
seedling is carried out on the polyploid test-tube plantlets for 3 d according to the convention, the polyploid test-tube plantlets are transplanted into a floating tray with disinfection
humus, and maca polyploid seedlings are obtained after culturing of 60 d. The method has the advantages that screening can be carried out during the
callus period, the method is simple and high in inductivity, few chimeras exist, the death rate is low, the polyploid test-tube plantlets can be obtained through meristematic proliferation and obtained polyploid materials, the
induction time is greatly shortened, and the induced polyploid plants are good in quality and high in
stress resistance.