Effect of Naphthalene Acetic Acid on the Adventitious Rooting in Shoot Cuttings of Andrographis paniculata

An Important Therapeutical Herbs

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Application / Usage

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Short Introduction

NAA is a synthetic plant hormone in the auxin family and is an ingredient in many commercial plant rooting horticultural products; it is a rooting agent and used for the vegetative propagation of plants from stem and leaf cuttings. It is also used for plant tissue culture.

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Bigger Fruit

bigger fruit size at harvest without any undesirable reduction in yield.

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Thinning Agent

NAA is used as a thinning agent at an earlier stage of development of the fruit

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Study report

The present study showed that, with the increasing concentrations of NAA, the responses of rooting characteristics in terms of number of roots/explant were increased up to the highest concentration of NAA

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Expansion of Root

The rooting time for plant was statistically insignificant in all dosages of NAA; however, 1.0 mM of NAA produces roots comparatively faster. Average number of roots/explant was highest at 2.5 mM of NAA

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Cosmetic and Dailry Industry.

Also used in Cosmetics and Hairy care products.

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Baking Industry

Baking preparation - to add "body" to the food

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As smoothing agent.

Ice-cream and whipped cream - As a smoothing agent.

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