Abstract
Black ginger or is one useful medicinal plant that urges the need to be cultivated widely. This plant has some previous studies about their rhizomes and callus growth optimization, but their total content and antioxidant activities are not very . This study aims to study the total content and antioxidant activities of callus of K.. This study is to determine the type and concentration of hormone that give the best effect on the growth of callus in culture from different parts (, and basal part) of K.. Different concentrations were tested with medium 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and acid (NAA) in callus cultivation. The highest total content tested in callus is one with 10.00 mg/L 2,4-D from the part of the plant. The highest antioxidant activity is from the part of the plant with 5.00 mg/L 2,4-D.
Highlights
The ginger plant Kaempferia parvi lora belongs to the Zingiberaceae family
This study aims to study the total phenolic content and antioxidant activities of callus of K.parvi lora
The cultivation of Kaempferia parvi lora took place inside a glasshouse located at the Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Serdang
Summary
The ginger plant Kaempferia parvi lora belongs to the Zingiberaceae family. It is known as “kunyit hitam” in Malay, and Krachai-dam in the Thai language. This plant has long been utilized in Malay and Thai medicine to promote health, relieve body pains, treat leucorrhea, mouth disease, gastrointestinal issues, and correct male impotence Tewtrakul et al (2008a), Rujjanawate et al (2005). Wide medicinal usage of K. parvi lora made this plant have high needs to be cultivated widely. The issue of having a low supply of high-quality stock
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