MICRO PROPAGATION OF LILIUM CANDIDUM UNDER 2,4- DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID AND 6-BENZYLAMINOPURINE GROWTH REGULATORS Authors: *ARIF MALIK , MAHWISH JAVED, AYESHA AKRAM, KANZA ARSHAD, QURBAN ALI, SULAYMAN WAQUAR
ABSTRACT
Plant tissue culture is a technique, used to grow plant cell, tissue and organ under controlled and
aseptic conditions, where the concentration of hormones is well defined. It is an important tool in
both applied and commercial applications. Lilium candidum is an important ornamental plant
also used for pharmaceutical purposes. In our present study lilies species candidum was used to
grow under controlled conditions by using its leaf, shoot and root as explant to regenerate callus.
The effects of change in the concentrations of growth hormones was accessed for callus
regeneration that how the concentration of hormone caused a change in the growth of shoot and
root from undifferentiated mass of cells or callus. It was concluded that direct organogensis
occuried when we treated explant with 2-4-D (2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) and BAP (6-
Benzylaminopurine) growth regulators or hormones.
Keywords: Plant tissue culture, Lilium candidum, regeneration, explants, callus, growth
hormones