Production of Diosgenin in somatic callus tissues of Dioscorea floribunda.
Shoot-tip and tuber-derived callus tissues of Dioscorea floribunda Mart, and Gal. when grown in revised tobacco medium supplemented with 1 and 2 mg/12,4-D, contained 0.295% and 1.33% diosgenin, respectively.
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