A protocol was developed for high frequency plant regeneration in H. patulum by shoot-tip culture. H. patulum plants were collected from a wild source growing at high altitude in the eastern Himalayas. Multiple buds were initiated from shoot-tips cultured on Murashige and Skoog's medium supplemented with BAP, kinetin. Addition of thiamin HCI, Ca-pantothenate and biotin enhanced multiple shoot f...

Cymbidium, one of the most important orchid genera in horticulture, can be classified into epiphytic and terrestrial species. Generally, epiphytic Cymbidium seedlings can be easily propagated by tissue culture, but terrestrial seedlings are difficult to propagate. To date, the molecular mechanisms underlying the differences in the ease with which terrestrial and epiphytic cymbidiums can be prop...

Cryopreservation of medicinal plants is an important tool for restoration of their potential to synthesize valuable secondary metabolites. Establishment of an efficient protocol requires detailed understanding of species/genotype-specific responses to changing external variables. The aim of this work was to study the genotype-dependent response of Hypericum perforatum L. shoot tips to different...

Zinc (Zn) deficiency reduces crop yields globally. This study investigated the importance of root morphological traits, especially root hairs, in plant growth and Zn uptake. Wild-type barley (Hordeum vulgare) Pallas and its root-hairless mutant brb were grown in soil and solution culture at different levels of Zn supply for 16 d. Root morphological traits (root length, diameter, and surface are...

This study was performed for comparison of meristem culture technique with shoot tip culture technique for obtaining virus-free plant, comparison of micropropagation success of two different nutrient media, and determination of effectiveness of real-time PCR assay for the detection of viruses. Two different garlic species (Allium sativum and Allium tuncelianum) and two different nutrient media ...

In vitro culture of Dioscorea wightii belongs to the family Dioscoreace. An efficient micropropagation protocol was developed for the medicinal plant Dioscorea wightii using nodal segments for axillary shoot proliferation. Callus initiation was stimulated at the basis of the explants in 100% of the cultures by 0.15-1.75μM BA, 0.75-5.0μM Kinetin, 0.15-0.30μM 2iP.The average fresh mass of calluse...

Protoplasts (2 x 10(7)/g fresh wt) were isolated from leaves of A. thaliana ecotype estland, with a viability of more than 90%. Protoplasts cultured in calcium alginate beads or layers showed division while culture in liquid or agarose beads failed to elicit any division. Effect of culture density showed highest frequency of division occurring at 5 x 10(5) while no division was seen when cultur...

Micropropagation of Asclepias curassavica L. a medicinal plant valued for its medicinal properties has been carried out using two different plant culture media, Murashige and Skoog (MS) and L2. L2 medium proved to be superior to MS medium in terms of shoot multiplication and shoot length. Nodal explants showed enhanced organogenic response than shoot tip explants. Basal nodal explants produced ...

in vitro propagation of az x m9 new apple rootstock resulted of breeding program of vegetative apple rootstock in iran was investigated. nodal explants were inoculated in murashige and skoog (ms) medium supplemented with various concentrations of 6-benzylaminon purine (bap) (0.4, 0.8 and 1.2 mg/l) alone or with naphthalene acetic acid (naa) (0.1 mg/l). we examined the effect of different concen...