Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Responses of Bacopa monnieri to salinity and drought stress in vitro

Mousumi Debnath    
Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre, JECRC Foundation, Tonk road, Jaipur, India -303905. 
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 22 November 2008
  •  Published: 30 November 2008

Abstract

Bacopa monnieri has been chosen as a model medicinal plant to study the abiotic stress (salinity and drought) under in vitro system. Distinct morphological changes on organogenesis and callogenesis were observed on stress application. The proline and protein content was also investigated and it was found that the proline increases whereas protein content decreases on stress in the plants under in vitroconditions.

 

Key words: Bacopa monnieri, morphogenesis, drought stress, proline, protein, salinity stress.