Plant Tissue Cult. 11(1) : 93-96, 2001(June)

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Clonal Propagation of Anisomeles indica L. from Nodal Explants

S. John Britto, S. Krishnaveni, E. Natarajan and D. I. Arockiasamy

Centre for Natural Resources Studies, St. Joseph?s College, Tiruchirapalli-620 002, Tamil Nadu, India
E-mail: sj_britto@hotmail.com or britto@sjetni.edu

Key words: Clonal propagation, Anisomeles India, Nodal explant, Multiple shoot

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A rapid and clonal propagation of Anisomeles indica L. was achieved through direct axillary meristem proliferation from nodal explants of field-grown plant cultured on MS medium supplemented with BAP (2.0 mg/1) and NAA (0.05 mg/1). Regenerated shoots were transferred to rooting medium containing 2.0 mg/1 IBA. The rooted plantlets were hardened and successfully established in soil.

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