Preliminary Screening of Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities and Establishment of an Efficient Callus Induction inCurculigo latifoliaDryand (Lemba)

Abstract

Leaf, seed, and tuber explants ofC. latifoliawere inoculated on MS medium supplemented with various concentrations of BAP and IBA, alone or in combinations, to achievein vitroplant regeneration. Subsequently, antioxidant and antibacterial activities were determined fromin vitroandin vivoplant developed. No response was observed from seed culture on MS media with various concentrations of PGRs. The highest percentage of callus was observed on tuber explants (94%) and leaf explants (89%) when cultured on MS media supplemented with IBA in combination with BAP. A maximum of 88% shoots per tuber explant, with a mean number of shoots (8.8±1.0), were obtained on MS medium supplemented with combinations of BAP and IBA (2.5 mg L−1). The best root induction (92%) and mean number (7.6±0.5) from tuber explants were recorded on 2.5 mg L−1IBA alone supplemented to MS medium. The higher antioxidant content (80%) was observed fromin vivotuber. However, tuber part from the intact plant showed higher inhibition zone in antibacterial activity compared to otherin vitroandin vivotested parts.