ISSN 2169-303X
International Journal of Medicinal Plants Research ISSN 2169-303X Vol. 9 (3), pp. 001-005, March, 2020. © International Scholars Journals
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. E-mail:[email protected].
Accepted 22 November, 2019
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 vitro conditions.
Key words: Bacopa monnieri, morphogenesis, drought stress, proline, protein, salinity stress.