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Induction of embryos and plantlets from anthers of Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.—An endangered medicinal herb

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Title Induction of embryos and plantlets from anthers of Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.—An endangered medicinal herb
 
Creator Augustine, Alice Clara
Nivas, Shashikiran
D’Souza, L
 
Subject Amaryllidaceae
Anther culture
Curculigo
Embryogenesis
 
Description 536-540
Curculigo orchioides Gaertn. is an endangered medicinal herb belonging to Amaryllidaceae. Anthers cultured in MS liquid medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/L BAP or 0.5-1.0 mg/L NAA formed multicellular pollen. However, they did not develop further into embryos. The multicellular pollen cultured with 0.2-1.0 mg/L 2,4-D developed into embryos when transferred to a hormone free medium. Continued culture of embryos on the medium free of growth substances resulted only in root formation. The embryos were, however, converted into plants when they were transferred to a medium with BAP (0.5 mg/L). The matured plants were successfully transferred to the soil.
 
Date 2008-11-05T04:37:18Z
2008-11-05T04:37:18Z
2008-10
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0972-5849
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2363
 
Language en_US
 
Publisher CSIR
 
Source IJBT Vol.7(4) [October 2008]