Pak. J. Bot., 36(4): 757-761, 2004. | Back to Contents | ||||
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IN VITRO PRODUCTION OF CORDYLINE TERMINALIS FOR COMMERCIALIZATION SAIFULLAH KHAN* SHEEBA NAZ AND BUSHRA SAEED
Abstract:
The current study envisages producing Cordyline plants on a large
scale employing cost-effective In vitro protocols. The effect of various
concentrations and types of plant growth regulators were observed to
optimize the efficient media for propagation. Axillary buds excised
from the greenhouse grown mother plants of Cordyline terminalis
were cultured on MS medium supplemented with BAP (1.0-2.0 mg/L), Kinetin
(2.0-4.0 mg/L) and NAA (0.1-0.5 mg/L). A rich solid mass of white-green
callus was produced. Greatest number and length of shoots were produced
in a medium containing kinetin (4.0 mg/L) and NAA (0.5mg/L). Rooting
started on the same media when the plants had attained a height of 2.5
cm. Four weeks after a rich mass of roots were obtained the plants were
transplanted individually in small clay pots and kept in close tunnels
where the relative humidity was approximately 80%. Four weeks after
acclimatization, the explants were shifted into green houses.
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology Division, International Centre
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