Influence of Growth Hormone and Additives on In vitro Shoot Initiation from Apical and Axillary Meristems of Commiphora wightii

Authors

  • Manisha Bhardwaj
  • Aparna Alia

Abstract

Commiphora wightii is an important plant species of immense medicinal value and pharmaceutically used for the treatment of various diseases. The present study was designed to develop an efficient protocol for micropropagation of Commiphora wightii from apical and nodal meristems and to study the influence of additives on the enhancement of bud breaking, number of shoot per explant and shoot length. MS (Murashige and Skoog, 1962) basal media supplemented with various concentrations of 6- Benzyl amino purine (BAP: 0.5-5.0 mg/l) alone or in combinations with kinetin (KN: 0.5-1.0 mg/l) and naphthalene acetic acid (NAA: 0.5-1.0 mg/l) and additives like ascorbic acid (AA), citric acid (CA), adenine sulphate (AS) and activated charcoal (AC). The highest shoot initiation was reported in T13 (MS + 4.0BAP + 1.0 NAA mg/l + Additives) i.e. 0.80 ± 0.07 with highest number (1.57 ± 0.15) of shoots per explants. Treatment T12 (MS + 3.0BAP + 1.0 NAA+1.0 KN mg/l + Additives) highest shoot length (1.13) was recorded followed by T13 (MS + 4.0BAP + 1.0 NAA mg/l Additives) and T14 (MS + 5.0BAP + 1.0 KN) having mean value 1.07 and 0.90 respectively. MS basal medium (control) devoid of growth regulators did not support the shoot induction. The shoot induction protocol developed in current study provides a basis for germplasm conservation and for further investigation of medicinally active constituents of the elite medicinal plant

Keywords:  Commiphora wightii, 6- Benzyl amino purine, kinetin, naphthalene acetic acid, additives.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22270/jddt.v9i4-s.3249

Author Biographies

Manisha Bhardwaj

Department of Botany, Rajeev Gandhi College, Trilanga, Bhopal-462039, (M.P), India.

Aparna Alia

Department of Botany, Rajeev Gandhi College, Trilanga, Bhopal-462039, (M.P), India.

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15-08-2019
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Bhardwaj M, Alia A. Influence of Growth Hormone and Additives on In vitro Shoot Initiation from Apical and Axillary Meristems of Commiphora wightii. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 15 [cited 2025 Feb. 11];9(4-s):78-81. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/3249

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Bhardwaj M, Alia A. Influence of Growth Hormone and Additives on In vitro Shoot Initiation from Apical and Axillary Meristems of Commiphora wightii. J. Drug Delivery Ther. [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 15 [cited 2025 Feb. 11];9(4-s):78-81. Available from: https://jddtonline.info/index.php/jddt/article/view/3249