Efficient in vitro propagation of Centaurea montana L.

Wissam Abou Alaiwi, Puthiyaparambil Chacko Josekutty, Stephen Lawrence Goldman, Shobha Devi Potlakayala, Rudrabhatla Venkata Sairam

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Abstract

An efficient protocol for in vitro propagation of the flowering ornamentals Centaurea montana was standartized. Adventitious shoots were initiated from leaf explants after 4 weeks of culture on MS medium supplemented with 2% (w/v) sucrose, 0.1 mg l-1 IAA and 0.5 to 2.0 mg l-1 BAP. The best rate of direct shoot proliferation from leaf explants of C. motana (62 ± 15 shoots) was obtained on MS medium supplemented with 0.1 mg l-1 IAA and 2.0 mg l-1 BAP. Elongated shoots, taller than 10 mm were rooted in MS medium containing 0.5 mg l-1 IBA or 1.5 mg l-1 NAA.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)40-43
Number of pages4
JournalPropagation of Ornamental Plants
Volume11
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Forestry
  • Plant Science

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