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Cost-Effective in Vitro Propagation of Ornamental Plants and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activities against Staphylococci


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Tissue culturing is extensively used as a successful technique for the propagation of numerous plants. This venture is focused on the propagation of ornamental plants by using simple and low estimated media not including any additional adjuvant. Ixora coccinea, Draceana reflexa (Song of India), Alternanthera (Purple Knight), Kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) and Cestrum Nocturnum (Raat Ki Rani) were subjected for the initiation. Among five plants, three plants successfully showed the results while one of them did not show positive results. Draceana, Alternanthera, Ixora successfully nurture in the lab condition while Kiwi and Cestrum Nocturnum were unsuccessful to grow in the medium.The successfully propagated ornamental plants (Ixoracoccinea, Draceana Reflexa (Song of India), Alternanthera (Purple Knight) were then tested for the antimicrobial activity. The leaves aqueous and chloroform extracts showed potential antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. The most effective extract which showed 100% efficacy was the aqueous extract of Ixora coccineae against Staphylococcus aureus whereas the less effective extract among all was the aqueous extract of Draceana. Five different antibiotics discs were also tested in comparison to the ornamental plants. Such a cocktail may reduce the threat of rapid resistance development against several antibiotics.

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Kiwi (Actinidiadeliciosa), Alternanthera (Purple Knight), Dracaena Reflexa (song of India), Ixora Coccinea, Cestrum Nocturnum, MS Medium.
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Authors

Farah Ashraf
Department of Biosciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan
Asma Bashir
Department of Biosciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan
Shahab Mehmood
Department of Biosciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan
Bushra Noman
Department of Biosciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan
Kashif Ali
Department of Biosciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract


Tissue culturing is extensively used as a successful technique for the propagation of numerous plants. This venture is focused on the propagation of ornamental plants by using simple and low estimated media not including any additional adjuvant. Ixora coccinea, Draceana reflexa (Song of India), Alternanthera (Purple Knight), Kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) and Cestrum Nocturnum (Raat Ki Rani) were subjected for the initiation. Among five plants, three plants successfully showed the results while one of them did not show positive results. Draceana, Alternanthera, Ixora successfully nurture in the lab condition while Kiwi and Cestrum Nocturnum were unsuccessful to grow in the medium.The successfully propagated ornamental plants (Ixoracoccinea, Draceana Reflexa (Song of India), Alternanthera (Purple Knight) were then tested for the antimicrobial activity. The leaves aqueous and chloroform extracts showed potential antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. The most effective extract which showed 100% efficacy was the aqueous extract of Ixora coccineae against Staphylococcus aureus whereas the less effective extract among all was the aqueous extract of Draceana. Five different antibiotics discs were also tested in comparison to the ornamental plants. Such a cocktail may reduce the threat of rapid resistance development against several antibiotics.

Keywords


Kiwi (Actinidiadeliciosa), Alternanthera (Purple Knight), Dracaena Reflexa (song of India), Ixora Coccinea, Cestrum Nocturnum, MS Medium.