Abstract—Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (natural sweetener) belongs to Asteraceae family and can be used as substitute of artificial sweeteners for diabetic patients. Conventionally, it is cultivated by seeds or stem cutting, but seed viability rate is poor. A protocol for callus induction and multiplication was developed to produce large no. of calli in short period. Surface sterilized nodal, leaf ...

For biotransformational studies, Callus of Catharanthus roseus was produced from young shoot tip on Murashige & Skoog medium supplemented with 1.5 mg/litre 2, 4-D and 0.5 mg/litre Kin, solidified by 8 g/litre agar at 25±1°C under complete darkness. The cultures were maintained on the same medium at 25±1 °C in the dark by subculturing after every four weeks. Suspension culture of the plant was p...

Crataeva religiosa G. Forst. var. nurvala (Buch.-Ham.) Hook. F. & Thomson (syn. Crataeva nurvala Buch.-Ham.), a fast growing medicinal tree species, has been successfully micropropagated under in vitro conditions. Direct multiple shoots were regenerated from nodal explants on Murashige and Skoog’s (MS) medium, solidified by agar and supplemented with 1 mg/L 6-benzyl amino purine (BAP) and 0.5 m...

The Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. is the dicotyledonous herbs of the Asteraceae family that is important in medical industry. The biological active compound of S. marianum is a mixture of several flavonolignals generally known as silymarin. The purpose of this study was to optimize S. marianum tissue culture for callus induction, silymarin production and comparison of some biochemical traits be...

Seaweeds are a major source of functional foods, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals. Seaweed can be sustainably harvested through callus culture, which yields homogenous cells bioproducts under controlled conditions. Callus induction is crucial early step in culture influenced by several abiotic factors. This review aims to discuss the influence factors on seaweeds, prerequisite for applicatio...