In vitro embryo germination and callus induction of Cynometra cauliflora, an underutilized medicinal plant

• Main Authors: Hartinie Marbawi, Siti Nadhirah Sidi Ahmad, Nur Shaheera Baharudin, Jualang Azlan Gansau
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: e-VIBS, Faculty of Science and Natural Resources 2016
• Subjects: QK Botany
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/20654/1/In%20vitro%20embryo%20germination%20and%20callus%20induction%20of%20Cynometra%20cauliflora.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/20654/7/In%20vitro%20Embryo%20Germination%20and%20Callus.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/20654/; http://tost.unise.org/pdfs/vol3/no3/3_3_476-482.pdf

Cynometra cauliflora or known as ‘Nam-Nam’ is an underutilized medicinal plant of Malaysia. In this study, embryo from matured seed of C. cauliflora was cultured on the Murashige & Skoog medium containing 0.5 μM BAP. Embryo germination achieved up to 100% and produced an average of 8.8±2.0 sho...