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| Title: | Establishment and Economic evaluation of micropropagated Jeewanti (Leptadenia reticulata Wight & Arn.) plants in field |
| Authors: | Shekhawat, N S
Kackar, A
Rathore, M S
Singh, M
Dagla, H R
Arya, Vinod |
| Keywords: | Leptadenia reticulata
Jeewanti
Micropropagation
Medicinal plant
Nodal segments
Ex vitro
Field trials
Economic evaluation |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.7— A01H 5/04, A61K 35/78 |
| Abstract: | Leptadenia reticulata Wight & Arn.
is an important medicinal plant. There is heavy demand of the plant and its
biomass which can not be fulfilled by the natural/ present practices of
propagation. Natural propagation of this plant is poor and the plant is
threatened in nature. Thus, there is a need for applying biotechnological
methods for large scale propagation. Micropropagation studies were
carried out by the authors on explants. Multiple shoots were differentiated on Murashige and Skoog’s (MS) medium
containing 5.0 mg/litre 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP). The shoots further multiplied
on MS medium + 1.5 mg/litre BAP and 0.5 mg/litre kinetin (KN) and the
cloned shoots, treated with 200 mg/litre of Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), rooted
ex vitro. The plantlets were transferred to bottles containing soilrite
moistened with half-strength MS macro salts. The hardened plants were
transferred to polybags and kept in shade house for acclimatization.
Subsequently field trials were carried out at villages Manai (Jodhpur) and
Kachholi (Sirohi) of Rajasthan. In the present paper establishment of
micropropagated plants, cultivation, growth and net profit from biomass produced
has been reported for environmental conditions of Rajasthan. Total dry biomass harvested was 2800
kg/acre/ for first year and 3000 kg/acre/for second year. |
| Page(s): | 311-314 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092 (Online); 0972-592X (Print) |
| Source: | NPR Vol.5(4) [July-August 2006]
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