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Micropropagation of a medicinal plant, Plantago major L.

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Biologia Plantarum

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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.

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  1. Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, 38207, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

    S. Mederos

  2. Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, 41013, Sevilla, Spain

    C. Martin & M.J. Ayuso

  3. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, 38203, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

    E. Navarro

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Mederos, S., Martin, C., Navarro, E. et al. Micropropagation of a medicinal plant, Plantago major L.. Biologia Plantarum 40, 465–468 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1001190603295

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