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A rapid micropropagation system was developed for Mucuna pruriens f. pruriens using explants from 1-week-old aseptically grown seedlings. Multiple shoot regeneration occurred following an initial callus growth on Revised Tobacco (RT) medium supplemented with 2.7 μM NAA and 9.8 μM 2iP. Maximum number of shoot regeneration was achieved only from seedling explant 6 to 7 days old. More than 90% of the regenerated shoots could be rooted on half-strength liquid RT medium supplemented with 2.7 μM NAA. Plantlets readily adopted to greenhouse conditions. This system provides a new tool for micropropagation of Mucuna pruriens f. pruriens, an important medicinal plant.
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Abbreviations
- BAP:
-
6-benzylaminopurine
- Kn:
-
kinetin
- 2iP:
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2-isopentenyladenine
- AdS:
-
adenine sulphate
- NAA:
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alpha-naphthalene acetic acid
- IAA:
-
indole-3-acetic acid
- IBA:
-
indole-3-butyric acid
- MS:
-
Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium
- RT:
-
Revised Tobacco medium (Kaul and Staba, 1968)
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Chattopadhyay, S., Datta, S.K. & Mahato, S.B. Rapid micropropagation for Mucuna pruriens f. pruriens L.. Plant Cell Reports 15, 271–273 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193734
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