EFFECTS OF SOFT FERRITE CERAMIC POWDERS ON GROWTH AND SECONDARY METABOLITES PRODUCTION IN TISSUE CULTURE OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS

We have investigated that a couple of soft ferrite ceramic powders having a spinal structure has shown to affect growth and secondary metabolites production of some medicinal plants cultured in vitro. The addition of the ceramic powders as state of bare to culture medium has stimulated the growth of Achyranthes japonica callus and plantlet, Hyoscyamus niger adventitious root and Platycodon grandiflorum hairy root about 65, 75, 150 and 50%, respectively.
Whereas Centella asiatica callus and plantlet, Scopolia parviflora hairy root, and Hyoscyamus albus adventitious root were not affected markedly.
Moreover, the ceramic powder has enhanced the growth of H. niger adventitious roots even under conditions to irradiate alone without any direct contact between ceramic powder and media.
Based on growth stimulation effect, the ceramic powders have enhanced the gross production of tropane alkaloid in H. niger adventitious root, and polyacetylene in P. grandiflorum hairy root about 35 and 30%, respectively.

II WOCMAP Congress Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Part 3: Agricultural Production, Post Harvest Techniques, Biotechnology

J.C. Ahn, C.Y. Park, Y.J. Kim, B. Hwang

Callus, Adventitious root, Hairy root, Plantlet, Secondary metabolite

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.502.65