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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2020, Volume : 8, Issue : 2
First page : (144) Last page : (153)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.7974

In vitro Micropropagation of Calla lily: An Overview

Akhil Kumar^1* and Ishani Dogra^2
1Department of Biotechnology, Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry
Nauni, Solan (H.P)-173230, India
²Department of Biotechnology, Swami Keshwanand Agriculture University Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: akhildsouza19@gmail.com
Received: 2.03.2020  |  Revised: 7.04.2020   |  Accepted: 11.04.2020 

 ABSTRACT

Calla lily belonging to the Araceae family is used as a cut flower and in the landscaping of gardens. Plant parts such as leaves, rhizomes, roots, stems, and the whole plant are used as herbal medicine. Conventional methods used for propagation of calla lily do not produce adequate planting material as there is various fungal, bacterial and virus attack on the plant during plant propagation which leads to poor yield in flower and rhizome or some time it causes the death of the plant. Therefore, plant tissue culture is the only technique that allows fast clonal propagation also provides healthy and uniforms plants. In most cases, growth regulators like BAP, IBA, and NAA were found to be essential for growth, multiplication of shoot and root formation. Some species of the calla lily are also used as herbal medicine having activity such as antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, antihistaminic, antialgal, antithrombotic, and anticoagulant activities. Therefore results show that there is a need for improvement in further research and development that need to be carried out to improve this crop, to developing improved varieties with commercially significant yield. In the present review, micropropagation methods and protocols are combined and gather the information to researchers for further investigation and to produce quality as well as quantity planting material.

Keywords:  Rhizome, Antifungal, Anticoagulant, Plant tissue culture, BAP

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Cite this article: Kumar, A., & Dogra, I. (2020). In vitro Micropropagation of Calla lily: An Overview, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 8(2), 144-153. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.7974