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Pak. J. Bot., 48(1): 291-294, 2016. |
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MICROPROPAGATION TO RESCUE ENDANGERED PLANT MORINGA CONCANENSIS NIMMO (MORINGACEAE)
HUMA FATIMA1, ANJUM PERVEEN2 AND MUHAMMAD QAISER3
Abstract: Efficient micropropagation was developed for an endangered plant; Moringa concanensis Nimmo. The plant has many medicinal properties. It is an antioxidant, anti-diabetic and a powerful tonic alternative. A high frequency and maximum number of shoots were produced in MS supplemented with the combination of Benzylaminopurine (BAP) and α-Naphthalene Acetic Acid (NAA) (0.10mg/l +0.05mg/l). Rooting was achieved by the inoculation of regenerated shoots on half strength MS without addition of hormone.
Key words: Moringa concanensis, Micropropagation, Endangered medicinal plant, Tissue culture.
1Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan 2Centre for Plant Conservation, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan 3University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan *Corresponding author e-mail: hufatima@hotmail.com |
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