Abstract: Michelia champaca L. belongs to family Magnoliaceae commonly known as Son Champa. It has various uses in traditional medicine, perfumery etc. The essential oil obtained from the flowers has useful application in perfumery and pharmaceutical industries. Traditionally it is being used in fever, colic, leprosy, after delivery protection and in eye disorders. There are several problems related to propagation of this plant such as low percentage of seed germination caused by alkaloids content in seeds that inhibit seed germination. The present study was conducted to develop a protocol for the shoot initiation of Michelia champaca L. The best result obtained from MS media supplemented with 2.5mg/l BAP, 1.0mg/l KN and 0.5mg/l IAA plus activated charcoal, which plays the significant role.
Keywords: Michelia champaca L.; Shoot initiation; Growth hormones; Phenolics; Activated charcoal.
Title: EFFECT OF GROWTH HORMONES ON SHOOT INITIATION OF MICHELIA CHAMPACA L.
Author: Rajshree Sinha, Ranjana Varma
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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