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Micropropagation of the Endangered Medicinal Plant Thymus decussatus

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Thymus decussatus is a perennial herbaceous endangered medicinal plant found on mountain tops within the Saint Katherine Protectorate, South Sinai, Egypt. A protocol for in vitro preservation of this rare and important medicinal plant via micropropagation was developed. Stem segment explants excised from one month in vitro germinated seedlings were cultured on Murashige and Skoog's Medium (MS medium) supplemented with different concentrations of 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP; 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mgl-1) and kinetin (KIN; 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 mgl-1) for maximum shoot formation. MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mgl-1 KIN showed the best results after 4-5 weeks. For root formation, MS medium was fortified with different concentrations of 3-indole acetic acid (IAA; 0.5, 1.0 ,1.5 and 2.0 mgl-1) and naphthalene acetic acid (NAA; 0.5, 1.0 ,1.5 and 2.0 mgl-1). After 5-6 weeks, the highest root numbers were obtained on MS medium with 1.0 mgl-1 NAA. Plantlets with well-developed roots were successfully acclimated with 73% survival.

DOI

10.21608/ijtar.2024.207568.1055

Keywords

micropropagation, species, tissue culture, Induction, Rooting

Authors

First Name

Dina

Last Name

Mashal

MiddleName

Salah

Affiliation

Azhar university

Email

dodimashal99@gmail.com

City

Future City Cairo

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First Name

Walla

Last Name

Abdel Maksood

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Azhar university

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wallamohamed68@gamil.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Heba

Last Name

Ghareb

MiddleName

El-sayed

Affiliation

Genetic Resources Dept., Desert Research Center, El-Matareya , Cairo

Email

hebaghareb_drc@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Fawzia

Last Name

Ebad

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Azhar university

Email

fawziaebad.5920@azhar.edu.eg

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Cairo

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Volume

3

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1

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48275

Issue Date

2024-06-01

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2023-09-12

Publish Date

2024-06-01

Page Start

387

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394

Print ISSN

2812-5878

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2812-5886

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https://ijtar.journals.ekb.eg/article_377350.html

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2,366

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International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Research

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https://ijtar.journals.ekb.eg/

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Micropropagation of the Endangered Medicinal Plant Thymus decussatus

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29 Dec 2024