Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

Somaclonal variations in Colocasia esculenta (L) Shott.

Akshatha. M. D, Nagashree N Rao

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This research was aimed at developing a protocol for in vitro micropropagation of C.esculenta and to study the somaclonal variations occurring in the plant. C.esculenta is consumed as vegetable in all parts of the world and reports of medicinal properties are also available. In this study, the protocol was developed for mericulture of C.esculenta var. Sree Kiran. The plant was regenerated in Murashige–Skoog medium with 2mg/L 2,4–D, 1mg/L TDZ, 800mg/L glutamine and 0.5% activated charcoal with 12 hours photoperiod. The plants were acclimatized in soilrite. After 15 days transferred to greenhouse condition and maintained in pots. The somaclonal variations like changes in plant height, number of leaves per plants, total chlorophyll content were studied in these plants. There was change in the morphological traits and chlorophyll content in the tissue culture developed plants compared to wild type plants.

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Somaclonal variations in Colocasia esculenta (L) Shott. , Akshatha.M.D, Nagashree N Rao , PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-12 | December-2018

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