Collection and propagation of Senna alata for the establishment of germplasm for future breeding program

Norhayati Saffie, . and Farah Fazwa Md Ariff, . and Syafiqah Nabilah Samsul Bahari, . and Masitah Mohd Taini, . Collection and propagation of Senna alata for the establishment of germplasm for future breeding program. pp. 114-121. ISSN 2462-1757

Senna alata (L.) Roxb. or locally known as Gelenggang is an important medicinal and ornamental flowering tree from the family of Fabaceae. It is an annual and occasionally biannual herb with an average height of 1 to 4 m. This herb is found in tropical countries with warm and humid environments such as Africa and Southeast Asia. Senna alata has been reported to have various pharmacological activities including antibacterial cytotoxicity anti-inflammatory antidiabetic antimalaria antifungal antihepatotoxic hepatoprotective effects antiseptic and antiviral. This herb also has several nutritional constituents that helps in formulation of herbal drugs and dietary supplements. As this herb getting attention for pharmacology activities it is needed for this herb to be cultivated in new ecosystem and managed under the good agricultural practices. However good planting materials should be provided before it can be commercially cultivated. Realising to this plant breeders from Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) have taken an initiative to conduct extensive collections of S. alata mother plants from four natural populations throughout Peninsular Malaysia. The four populations are Kuala Selangor Selangor; Raub Pahang; Ketereh Kelantan; and Kuala Pilah Negeri Sembilan. A total of 30 stumps of from S. alata mother plants were collected from each population. Matured fruit pods from selected mother plants were also collected. All stumps were hardened at FRIMs nursery for about 6 months before they were transplanted to germplasm plot for future breeding program. In future it was hoped that the selection of high-quality cultivars with good phenotypic characteristics and quality bioactive compounds could be produced.

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Abstract

Senna alata (L.) Roxb. or locally known as Gelenggang is an important medicinal and ornamental flowering tree from the family of Fabaceae. It is an annual and occasionally biannual herb with an average height of 1 to 4 m. This herb is found in tropical countries with warm and humid environments such as Africa and Southeast Asia. Senna alata has been reported to have various pharmacological activities including antibacterial cytotoxicity anti-inflammatory antidiabetic antimalaria antifungal antihepatotoxic hepatoprotective effects antiseptic and antiviral. This herb also has several nutritional constituents that helps in formulation of herbal drugs and dietary supplements. As this herb getting attention for pharmacology activities it is needed for this herb to be cultivated in new ecosystem and managed under the good agricultural practices. However good planting materials should be provided before it can be commercially cultivated. Realising to this plant breeders from Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) have taken an initiative to conduct extensive collections of S. alata mother plants from four natural populations throughout Peninsular Malaysia. The four populations are Kuala Selangor Selangor; Raub Pahang; Ketereh Kelantan; and Kuala Pilah Negeri Sembilan. A total of 30 stumps of from S. alata mother plants were collected from each population. Matured fruit pods from selected mother plants were also collected. All stumps were hardened at FRIMs nursery for about 6 months before they were transplanted to germplasm plot for future breeding program. In future it was hoped that the selection of high-quality cultivars with good phenotypic characteristics and quality bioactive compounds could be produced.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Senna alata
AGROVOC Term:	Germplasm collections
AGROVOC Term:	Plant breeding
AGROVOC Term:	Medicinal plants
AGROVOC Term:	Plant production (propagation)
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10593

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