Abstract:Aloe vera is a world-recognized medicinal herb cultivated for its high value in medicine and the cosmetics industry. Natural multiplication of this plant through suckers is inadequate to meet the demand of high quality planting material for commercial cultivation. Earlier we developed an efficient micropropagation protocol using shoot tip explants of field grown seedlings. Field trials of the micropropagated plants reveal no morphological or growth abnormalities. For commercial utility it is therefore imperati… Show more
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