Micropropagation of Rare Jacq. and Preliminary Studies on Antioxidant Capacity and Anti-Cancer Potential.

We report the development of in vitro propagation protocols through an adventitious shoot induction pathway for a rare and medicinal In vitro propagation studies using nodal explants showed MS medium supplemented with 10 µM 6-Benzylaminopurine induced the highest number of adventitious shoots in a time-dependent manner. A ten-day incubation was optimum for shoot bud induction as longer exposures resulted in hyperhydricity of the explants and shoots induced. We also report preliminary evidence of EHA105-mediated gene transfer transiently expressing the green fluorescent protein in this species.