Saba, D. Pande, M. Iqbal
Aug 1, 2000
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Biologia Plantarum
Abstract
Significant amounts of lepidine was detected in mature and juvenile explants from both in vivo and in vitro grown plants. The yield, however, was variable depending upon the source and type of explant used. Mature in vivo plants at vegetative stage exhibited highest yield. Among all the explants, maximum lepidine was detected after 8 weeks in shoot apex callus on MS medium supplemented with 2 mg dm-3 naphthaleneacetic acid and 5 mg dm-3 benzylaminopurine. Addition of 900 μM Zn2- or 100 μM Cu2- further enhanced the yield of lepidine.