INVITRO CLONAL PROPAGATION STUDIES IN RUMEX VESICARIUS L

Abstract

Rumex vesicarius L .commonly known as” Bladder dock or Chukkakura” is a renowned medicinal plant, which belongs to the family polygonaceae.It posses anti inflammatory, antimicrobial, analgesic, antiviral, antioxidant, cordial and stomachache properties. An attempt has been made to study clonal propagation of this important medicinal plant from nodal segments as explants. These explants were inoculated on MS medium supplemented with different concentrations of Benzyladenine, Kinetin and Indole-3-butyricacid for invitro regeneration. Maximum numbers of shoots were observed on the medium containing 2.0µM/lt BA and 0.75µM/lt Kn after 2 weeks of culture initiation. Efficient rooting was noted on full strength MS media when supplemented with IBA1.0µM/lt. Invitro regenerated plantlets were transferred onto vermiculite pots, which were further acclimatized in the field.