Gandarusa (Justicia gendarussa Burm.f.) is an Indonesian medicinal plant that has many benefits as drug and male contracetive. For industrial needs, Gandarusa must be available in large quantity. Hairy root culture is one of methode to produce phytochemistry compound. The objective of the study was to examine the effect of various density of Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain LB510 on hairy roots induction of gandarusa (Justicia gendarussa Burm.f.) leaf plant. Leaf explants were inoculated in MS liquid medium with various density of OD 600 = 0.1; 0.2; 0.3; 0.4; and 0.5. Explants were co-cultivated for 2 days on MS solid medium without any hormone then sub-cultured on MS solid medium containing antibiotic cefotaxim 300 ppm, in dark condition. The data were analyzed descriptively and statistically. The results showed that various density of Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain LB510 was affected the lenght of hairy roots induction of J. gendarussa Burm.f., but these was not effected toward lenght formation time and number of hairy root. The treatment of OD 600 0.2 was the best treatment for hairy root induction on Justicia gendarussa Burm. f. This data could be used for optimized the quality of methode of hairy root induction. preliminary study is needed to determine the appropriate method for the hairy roots induction of gandarusa. Therefore, this study was aimed to obtain scientific information on the effect of the Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain LB510 density toward gandarusa hairyroots induction.
How to CiteA protocol for hairy root induction of Justicia gendarussa Burm.f. has not been established and the present study of the influence of some factor, expecially Agrobacterium rhizogenes density, on hairy root induction in Justicia gendarussa Burm. f. was an attempt to develop a technique for hairy root production in Justicia gendarussa Burm.f.
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Plant preparationPlants used as explants are leaves of gandarusa (Justicia gendarussa Burm.f.). This plant was obtained from the Institute of Materia Medical, Batu, Malang, Indonesia. Leaves were taken from the second-third nodal segment. The leaves were washed under running water for ten minute and then disinfected by anti-fungiside "topsin" with 1% (v/v), followed by several rinses in sterilized distilled water and sterilized by 10% Clorox "baycline" for ten minute, followed by three times rinses in sterilized distilled water.Bacterial strain and culture media LB510 strain of Agrobacterium rhizogenes was obtained from the Research Center of Biotechnology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Bogor, Indonesia. The LB510 strain was grown at room temperature (±27°C) in Luria Bertani medium (LB) (per l) (10g trypton, 5g yeast extract and 10g NaCl) of solid and liquid. Media was sterilized by autoclave at 1.2 atm 121°C for 20 minutes.The bacteria was stroke on solid media. Isolates were stored in the refrigerator for 1 week. The bacteria has been rejuvenated to each 25 mL of YMB medium and liquid LB medium. Then left at room temperature for 24 hours. Agrobacteri...