The antimicrobial activity of hot water extracts of Entada scandens, Vicia faba, Vigna aconitifolia and Vigna sinensis seeds were analysed against three different microbial strains with respect to various concentrations (30–90 µg/ml) the zone of inhibition of test concentrations...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25596
Background: Angiogenesis refers to the formation of new blood vessels. This biological process lays an important role in embryonic development. Ceropegia pusilla (Asclepiadaceae) used in folk medicine system to treat various health problems. Present work deals with the analysis o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/7481
This study was undertaken to evaluate the most suitable concentration of plant growth regulators and suitable explants for callus induction and subsequent organogenesis of an endangered medicinal plant Ceropegia pusilla. The best performance of callus induction and morphogenesis...
Corbichonia decumbens (Forssk.) Exell is a medicinally important plant belonging to the family Molluginaceae. In this study we have standardized a protocol for both direct and indirect micropropagation. Callus was induced from the leaf, node and internode explants on Murashige an...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/23430
An efficient micropropagation (direct & indirect) and microtuberization protocol for an endemic and ethanomedicinal plant Ceropegia pusilla is described. The highest number of shoot initiation (3.50 ±0.34) and higher average shoot number in shoot subculture (15.40 ± 1.65) wer...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/5266
An efficient protocol is described for the rapid in vitro multiplication of an endangered medicinal plant, Caralluma diffusa, via enhanced axillary bud proliferation from nodal explants collected from young shoots of six-months-old plant. The physiological effects of growth regul...