In vitro propagation of nodal and shoot tip explants of Passiflora foetida L. An exotic medicinal plant

Passiflora foetida L.(Passifloraceae) is an angiosperm plant with high medicinal value. The present study was developed an efficient micropropagation protocol by using node and shoot tip explants of Passiflora. Explants are surface sterilized and inoculated into culture medium with different concentrations of growth regulators. The MS medium supplemented with the hormone 6 – Benzyl adenine at the concentration of 1.5 mg/l was found to be ideal for optimal growth of the inoculated shoot and nodal cultures (100%) and MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/l IBA hormones was best suited for induction of roots in vitro (90%). The rate of successful acclimatization was about 78% in the Sand: Soil: Compost (at the ratio of 1:1:1) of the hardening process.

Author(s): C. Ragavendran, D. Kamalanathan, G. Reena and D. Natarajan*

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