Abstract
Attempts have been made to establish protocol for in vitro propagation of Momordica tuberosa (Cogn) Roxb. using nodal segments and shoot apices obtained from field-grown mature plants. In vitro regeneration was achieved from nodal explants on Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium supplemented with 6-benzyladenine at 2.22, 4.40, 6.62, and 8.90 μM and kinetin at 2.32, 4.60, 6.92, and 9.30 μM either alone or in combination (BA + Kn). Within the ranges evaluated, the regeneration medium containing 4.40 μM BA combined with 4.60 μM Kn showed highest regeneration efficiency, with 9.0 ± 0.49 shoots per explant. Such in vitro regenerated shoots attained a maximum length of 10.0 ± 0.47 cm. The regeneration medium containing BA + Kn was used to subculture regenerated shoots at 4-week intervals. BA at 13.30 μM induced regeneration from shoot apex cultures, and 75% of explants showed regeneration efficiency with 7.8 ± 0.66 cm as the mean length of shoot. Such shoots could be subcultured on medium containing BA. Microshoots were rooted onto MS medium supplemented with 4.90 μM indole-3-butyric acid. Regenerated plants were established in the greenhouse with 90% survival rate. The protocol is simple, rapid, and efficient for in vitro propagation of nodal explants and shoot apices of M. tuberosa.
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