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Efficient Micropropagation of Highly Economic, Medicinal and Ornamental PlantLallemantia iberica(Bieb.) Fisch. and C. A. Mey

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Lallemantia iberica (Bieb.) Fisch. and C. A. Mey is high valued annual ornamental and medicinal plant from Lamiaceae family that prefers dry sunny hillsides, roadsides, slopes, and fallow fields over an altitude of 500-2150 m. It bears beautiful white flowers and bloom from April to June each year. This study reports L. iberica micropropagation using cotyledon node explants isolated from 15-day-old in vitro regenerated plantlets. The cotyledon node explants were cultured on MS medium containing 0.50, 1.00 plus 2.00 mg/L BAP, 0.00, 0.01, and 0.02 mg/L NAA. Maximum shoot regeneration was noted on MS medium containing 0.50 mg/L BAP. Well-developed micropropagated shoots were rooted on MS medium containing 1.00 mg/L IBA. The rooted plants were easily hardened in the growth chamber and acclimatised in greenhouse.

Source: BioMed Research International

DOI: 10.1155/2014/476346

Authors: Fethi Ahmet Ozdemir, Mehmet Ugur Yildirim, Mahsa Pourali Kahriz

Institutions: Bartin University, Ankara University

Language: English

Topic: Plant tissue culture and regeneration

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,680

Funder: Ankara Universitesi