Plant Tissue Cult. 14(2) : 107-112, 2004 (December)

Rapid Proliferation of Multiple Shoots in Solanum trilobatum L.

M. Jawahar, G. Amalan Rabert and M. Jeyaseelan

Plant Tissue Culture Unit, PG and Research Department of Biotechnology, PRC, Thanjavur-614904, Tamilnadu, India

Key words: Solanum trilobatum, Rapid proliferation, Multiple shoots

Abastract

An efficient protocol was devised for rapid propagation of Solanum trilobatum L. from shoot tips and nodal explants. MS supplemented with different concentrations of BAP (2.22 - 13.32 ?M/l) and Kn (2.32 - 13.82 ?M/l) was tested for their efficiency in micropropagation. The highest rate of multiple shoot proliferation was observed on MS fortified with BAP (8.88 ?M/l) followed by Kn (9.28 ?M/l). The well-developed shoots were rooted on MS supplemented with IBA (9.48 ?M/l).

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