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In vitro Propagation of Some Threatened Plant Species of India


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1 Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami 798 627, India
2 Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751 003, India
3 Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong 793 003, India
4 G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora 263 643, India
 

To prevent extinction of threatened species, in vitro regeneration protocols for the propagation of six threatened species were standardized. The regenerated micro-shoots were ischolar_mained in nutrient medium supplemented with low concentrations of auxin. The well-developed plantlets were successfully established in field conditions, thus improving the probability of self-sustenance of the introduced populations. The success story of these six threatened species reaffirms the role of in vitro propagation in conserving plants facing the threat of extinction.

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Conservation, In vitro Regeneration, Microshoots, Threatened Species.
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Authors

C. R. Deb
Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami 798 627, India
G. R. Rout
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751 003, India
A. A. Mao
Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong 793 003, India
S. K. Nandi
G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora 263 643, India
R. K. Nilasana Singha
Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong 793 003, India
D. Vijayan
Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong 793 003, India
T. Langhu
Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami 798 627, India
Z. P. Kikon
Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami 798 627, India
S. Pradhan
Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong 793 003, India
Mohd Tariq
G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora 263 643, India
D. Swain
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 751 003, India

Abstract


To prevent extinction of threatened species, in vitro regeneration protocols for the propagation of six threatened species were standardized. The regenerated micro-shoots were ischolar_mained in nutrient medium supplemented with low concentrations of auxin. The well-developed plantlets were successfully established in field conditions, thus improving the probability of self-sustenance of the introduced populations. The success story of these six threatened species reaffirms the role of in vitro propagation in conserving plants facing the threat of extinction.

Keywords


Conservation, In vitro Regeneration, Microshoots, Threatened Species.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv114%2Fi03%2F567-575