biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 39:465-468, 1997 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1001190603295

Micropropagation of a medicinal plant, Plantago major L.

S. Mederos1, C. Martin2, E. Navarro3, M.J. Ayuso2
1 Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
2 Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
3 Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

An efficient micropropagation protocol was developed for an important medicinal plant, Plantago major L. For this purpose, it is recommended to culture shoot-tips on modified MS medium [412.5 mg dm-3 NH4NO3 and 340 mg dm-3 KH2PO4] supplemented with 50 g dm-3 glucose and 0.5 μM 6-benzylaminopurine. Maximum rooting frequency was obtained at 1 μM naphthaleneacetic acid.

Keywords: glucose; growth regulators; in vitro plantlets

Published: November 1, 1997  Show citation

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Mederos, S., Martin, C., Navarro, E., & Ayuso, M.J. (1997). Micropropagation of a medicinal plant, Plantago major L. Biologia plantarum, 39(3), 465-468. doi: 10.1023/A:1001190603295
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