A Rapid, High Frequency Regeneration of <i>Justicia gendarussa</i> Burm.f.

Authors

  • B Janarthanam Plant Tissue Culture Lab, P.G & Research Department of Botany, Pachaiyappa's College, University of Madras, Chennai
  • B Gayathri Food Technology, Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai -
  • E Sumath Department of Biotechnology, D.G. Vaishnav College, University of Madras, Arumbakkam, Chennai

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v46i2.4388

Keywords:

Justicia gendarussa, Nodal segments, Regeneration, Coconut milk

Abstract

An efficient plant regeneration protocol was developed for Justicia gendarussa Burm.f. (Acanthaceae), an important medicinal shrub. Nodal segments grown on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing 1.0 mg/l Benzyl adenine (BAP) with 10 % coconut milk showed better growth response and produced 10.5 ± 0.6 shoots per explant with an average length of 4.4 ± 0.3 cm after 35 days. Rooting of shoots was achieved on growth regulator free half strength MS medium produced 5.3 ± 0.25 cm roots with an average height of 4.8 ± 0.2 cm after 30 days. The rooted plantlets were transferred for hardening, 80 % of plants were successfully established in the field.

Key words: Justicia gendarussa; Nodal segments; Regeneration; Coconut milk.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v46i2.4388

Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 46(2), 201-204, 2011

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
115
PDF
109

Downloads

Published

2011-08-08

How to Cite

Janarthanam, B., Gayathri, B., & Sumath, E. (2011). A Rapid, High Frequency Regeneration of <i>Justicia gendarussa</i> Burm.f. Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 46(2), 201–204. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v46i2.4388

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Articles

License

Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) holds the copyright to all contents published in Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research (BJSIR). A copyright transfer form should be signed by the author(s) and be returned to BJSIR.

The entire contents of the BJSIR are protected under Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) copyrights.

Creative Commons Licence
BJSIR is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC) Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License which allows others remix, tweak, and build upon the articles non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms.