A Micropropagation Protocol for Ecballium elaterium ( L . ) A . Rich
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Introduction: Squirting cucumber, Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich. (Cucurbitaceae), is a wild medicinal plant found abundantly in the Mediterranean region. It has been utilized as a rootstock for many cucurbitaceous crops, mainly attributed to its resistance to abiotic as well as biotic stress (2). Important pharmacological uses (1, 9) are attributed to the bitter principles, cucurbitacins (5), which make the crop inedible. Micropropagation was aimed at determining the regeneration potential of this resistant rootstock.
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