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Narula A, Kumar S, Bansal KC, Srivastava PS: In vitro micropropagation, differentiation of aerial bulbils and tubers and diosgenin content in Dioscorea bulbifera. Planta Med. 2003 Aug;69(8):778-9.
Dioscorea bulbifera could be micropropagated through nodal segments and bulbils. The best medium for regeneration and bulbil differentiation was MS + 0.5 microM IAA (indole-3-acetic acid) + 20.0 microM Kn (kinetin) + 500 mg/L CH (casein hydrolysate) + activated charcoal (20 %). Diosgenin content was maximum in regenerants grown on MS + 5.0 microM IAA + 20.0 microM Kn + 500 mg/L CH. T.s of bulbils could also be used for direct plantlet differentiation as well as bulbil differentiation on MS + 10.0 microM IAA + 20.0 microM Kn + (in mg/L) 30 each of Asp (asparagine) + Arg (arginine) + Gln (glutamine) + 10 Ad (adenine) + 500 CH + 10 Cyst hyd (cysteine hydrochloride). Diosgenin yield in plantlets reached a maximum after 20 weeks. The results indicate that micropropagation, bulbil formation and tuberisation can be achieved in vitro in D. bulbifera, hitherto a less exploited plant, and can further be used for obtaining enhanced levels of diosgenin. |
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