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In Vitro Culture of Rheum emodi Wall: An Endangered Medicinal Plant of Northwestern Himalaya

In Vitro Culture of Rheum emodi Wall: An Endangered Medicinal Plant of Northwestern Himalaya Rheum emodi Wall is a well-known medicinal plant found on high altitudes. The plant is under tremendous anthropogenic pressure due to its over exploitation. In this context, biotechnological intervention particularly tissue culture is the need of hours for its conservation. In the present study, a successful and reproducible protocol was standardized for the micropropagation of various R. emodi using various explants and treatments. The explants used were seeds, leaves, shoots and rhizomes which were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium, supplemented with different concentrations and combinations of phytohormones i.e. 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), kinetin, indole-3-acetic acid, napthalene acetic acid, indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, Zeatin and Thidiazuron. The most effective concentration and combination for the plantlet formation was MS + (15 µM) BAP + (15 µM) IBA. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences Springer Journals

In Vitro Culture of Rheum emodi Wall: An Endangered Medicinal Plant of Northwestern Himalaya

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2017 by The National Academy of Sciences, India
Subject
Life Sciences; Life Sciences, general; Behavioral Sciences; Plant Biochemistry; Nucleic Acid Chemistry
ISSN
0369-8211
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2250-1746
DOI
10.1007/s40011-016-0835-7
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Abstract

Rheum emodi Wall is a well-known medicinal plant found on high altitudes. The plant is under tremendous anthropogenic pressure due to its over exploitation. In this context, biotechnological intervention particularly tissue culture is the need of hours for its conservation. In the present study, a successful and reproducible protocol was standardized for the micropropagation of various R. emodi using various explants and treatments. The explants used were seeds, leaves, shoots and rhizomes which were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium, supplemented with different concentrations and combinations of phytohormones i.e. 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), kinetin, indole-3-acetic acid, napthalene acetic acid, indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, Zeatin and Thidiazuron. The most effective concentration and combination for the plantlet formation was MS + (15 µM) BAP + (15 µM) IBA.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences – Springer Journals

Published: Jan 5, 2017

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