Progress in biotechnological research over the last two decades has provided greater scope
for the improvement of crops, forest trees and other important plant species. Plant …

The present review illustrates the implementation of synthetic seed technology for mass
propagation and short-term storage of several medicinal plants, popularly grown throughout …

This book is intended to provide a general introduction to this exciting field of plant cell and
tissue culture as tool in biotechnology, without overly dwelling on detailed descriptions of all …

Rauvolfia spp., also known as devil peppers, are a group of evergreen shrubs and trees.
Among the~ 76 various species, Rauvolfia serpentina is the most important one as it finds its …

Production of synthetic seeds has unraveled new vistas in in vitro plant propagation
technology, because it offers many useful advantages on a commercial scale for the …

Abstract Rauvolfia serpentina (L). Benth. ex Kurz.(Apocynaceae), commonly known as
Sarpagandha or Indian snakeroot, has long been used in the traditional treatment of …

The present study reports an amelioration of synthetic seed germination efficiency with a
simple intervention of filter paper (M-bridge) drenched in ½Murashige and Skoog liquid …

The present research work demonstrates the influence of encapsulating agent, matrix and
substrate levels on single bead alginate-encapsulation of in vitro shoot tips (STs) of …

An accelerated, unique and efficient alginate-encapsulation (synthetic seed)-based
genetically true-to-type mass propagation system in stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bert.) was …

This study first time depicts a synthetic seed protocol of Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig by
alginate encapsulation. A non-embryogenic type of propagule ie axenic shoot segments …