A simple and effective method for vegetative propagation of an endangered medicinal plant Salacia oblonga Wall.
Salacia oblonga Wall. is an endangered medicinal plant whose conservation is urgently needed, as it is extensively used in the Indian Ayurvedic system of medicine to treat diabetes mellitus. This study shows an easy, effective and simple method of conserving genetic identity and producing elite clones of S. oblonga through vegetative propagation. Vegetative propagation was achieved using roots (R), stems with leaves (SL) and stems without leaves (S) with different concentrations (0-500 ppm) of indole butyric acid (IBA). Explants S and SL showed maximum shooting response with 300 ppm IBA and explant R showed maximum response with 200 ppm IBA.
Department of Biochemistry & Bioinformatics, Institute of Science, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530 045, India.
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Department of Biochemistry & Bioinformatics, Institute of Science, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530 045, India.
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Department of Biochemistry & Bioinformatics, Institute of Science, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530 045, India. challa_surekha@yahoo.co.in.
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D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D056727:Endangered Species; D007211:Indoles / Q000378:metabolism; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000378:metabolism; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000378:metabolism; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000254:growth & development*; D049918:Salacia / Q000254:growth & development*
D007211:Indoles; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; C014612:indolebutyric acid
Diabetes mellitus; Endangered plant; Shoot cutting; Vegetative propagation