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Nur Izzati A. H., . and Chan L. K., . and Goh Y. Z., . and Bhatt A., . (2010) Micropropagation of Artemisia annua L. and the effects of in vitro culture conditions on the morphology of leaf stomata and trichomes. [Proceedings Paper]
Abstract
Artemisia annua L. has traditionally been used in China as herbal medicine for the treatment of various ailments. Since the discovery of artemisinin from this plant as an anti-malarial agent it has been cultivated in many countries in Europe America Africa as well as Asia. It grows very well mainly in high altitude regions or at areas with a pronounced cool period. Due to the demand of artemisinin as an anti-malarial drug especially against drug resistant malaria good elite clones were sought after to reduce the variation of field grown plants derived from seeds. A micropropagation protocol has been successfully established for mass production of A. annua clones. However the in vitro condition was found to affect the structures and distribution of the leaf trichomes an important organ for the production of artemisinin. This study reports the mass production of A. annua plantlets using nodal segments as the explants. The acclimatized plants placed in the green house with tropical type of condition was found to affect the artemisinin content which was lower than those planted in a controlled cool environment.
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Abstract
Artemisia annua L. has traditionally been used in China as herbal medicine for the treatment of various ailments. Since the discovery of artemisinin from this plant as an anti-malarial agent it has been cultivated in many countries in Europe America Africa as well as Asia. It grows very well mainly in high altitude regions or at areas with a pronounced cool period. Due to the demand of artemisinin as an anti-malarial drug especially against drug resistant malaria good elite clones were sought after to reduce the variation of field grown plants derived from seeds. A micropropagation protocol has been successfully established for mass production of A. annua clones. However the in vitro condition was found to affect the structures and distribution of the leaf trichomes an important organ for the production of artemisinin. This study reports the mass production of A. annua plantlets using nodal segments as the explants. The acclimatized plants placed in the green house with tropical type of condition was found to affect the artemisinin content which was lower than those planted in a controlled cool environment.
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| Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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| Additional Information: | 5 ref. SB 293 S471 2010 |
| AGROVOC Term: | Acclimatization |
| AGROVOC Term: | Artemisinin |
| AGROVOC Term: | Micropropagation |
| AGROVOC Term: | Trichomes |
| AGROVOC Term: | Artemisia annua |
| AGROVOC Term: | In vitro culture |
| Geographical Term: | MALAYSIA |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:14 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11547 |
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