Assessment of Stevioside Content, Shoot Proliferation, and Root Induction of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni under in vitro Conditions
نویسندگان
1 Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran
2 Department of Agronomy, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran. Iran
3 Department of plant breeding, Kermanshah branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah. Iran.
4 Department of Agronomy, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran. Iran
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چکیده
Background: Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, an important anti-diabetic medicinal plant, becomes an inevitable alternative to sugar. Due to the propagation difficulties, tissue culture is the best alternative for rapid mass propagation of stevia plants. Objective: The present study was conducted to optimize a protocol for rapid micropropagation of Stevia rebaudiana by shoot ...