Admixture of Isubgol husk together with conventionally used agar as gelling agent for Potato and Stevia regeneration

Authors

  • Salim Khan Plant Tissue Culture Section, Biological Research Division, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
  • Abdullah Al Maruf Department of Genetic Engineering, University of Dhaka
  • Shahina Aktera Plant Tissue Culture Section, Biological Research Division, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
  • Ahashan Habiba Plant Tissue Culture Section, Biological Research Division, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
  • Tanjina Akhtar Banua Plant Tissue Culture Section, Biological Research Division, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
  • Shahina Islam Plant Tissue Culture Section, Biological Research Division, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v47i2.11447

Keywords:

Isubgol husk, Plantago ovata, Agar, Tissue culture media, Potato, Stevia

Abstract

Attempts have been made to find a substitute for agar as gelling agent. The study was conducted on commercially important crop plants like    potato varieties (Diamond and Granola) and Stevia. 'Isubgol', the mucilaginous husk, derived from Plantago ovata was successfully used as a gelling material in tissue culture media. The price of 'Isubgol husk' is cheaper than the conventionally used agar and it had reduced the price of gelling agent approximately by 47.5 % in plant tissue culture media. The use of 'Isubgol husk' along with agar can reduce the cost of gelling agents. The response from media gelled with Isubgol husk in potato and Stevia was similar to that from media solidified with agar.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v47i2.11447

Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 47(2), 161-166, 2012

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2012-07-28

How to Cite

Khan, S., Maruf, A. A., Aktera, S., Habiba, A., Banua, T. A., & Islam, S. (2012). Admixture of Isubgol husk together with conventionally used agar as gelling agent for Potato and Stevia regeneration. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 47(2), 161–166. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v47i2.11447

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Vol. 47 No. 2 (2012)

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