Momordica cymbalaria is a tuberous and monoecious species. It is rare and endemic medicinal plant found to be distributed at few localities in Maharashtra, A.P. and Karnataka. Due to its food and medicinal value the species is extensively exploited by the local people hence it is the time to protect the species by means of conservation. Leaf is a photosynthetic part of the plant body. There are relatively very few reports about leaf as an explant in cucurbits. So In the present study In vitro culture technique is used as a conservation strategy for M. cymbalaria. by using leaf as an explant.
In-vitro culture, leaf culture, M. cymbalaria, conservation
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