Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
- 제24권2호
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- Pages.79-88
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- 2008
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- 2288-9744(pISSN)
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- 2288-9752(eISSN)
Towards Conservation of Threatened Ceropegia Species Endemic to a Biodiversity Hotspot: In Vitro Microtuber Production and Proliferation, a Novel Strategy
- Pandit, Sagar Subhash (Plant Molecular Biology Unit, Division of Biochemical Sciences, National Chemical Laboratory) ;
- Nair, Aneeshkumar (Plant Molecular Biology Unit, Division of Biochemical Sciences, National Chemical Laboratory) ;
- Naik, Dhiraj Dilip (Department of Biology, West Virginia University)
- 발행 : 2008.08.31
초록
Twenty-eight of 44 Indian Ceropegia species are endemic and their survival is threatened. As a step towards conservation, we implied in vitro methods for the sustainable propagule production in C. hirsuta, C. lawii, C. maccannii, C. oculata and C. sahyadrica. Effects of explant, growth regulators, sucrose and photoperiod were studied. High frequency microtuber production was achieved with the seedling-apical buds, grown on MS medium containing 4-6 mg