TY - JOUR AU - DAS, SUPRIYA AU - Choudhury, M. Dutta AU - P.B.Mazumder, PY - 2013/08/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - IN VITRO PROPAGATION OF GENUS DIOSCOREA – A CRITICAL REVIEW JF - Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research JA - Asian J Pharm Clin Res VL - 6 IS - 7 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ajpcr/article/view/332 SP - 26-30 AB - <p>The monocotyledonous <em>Dioscorea</em> genus is known as yam. Many species of <em>Dioscorea</em> genus are economically important crops of worldwide and many of them have been used in the pharmaceutical industry.<em> In vitro</em> propagation of <em>Dioscorea</em> species pave the way to meet the demand of this economically important plant. The protocols are designed to provide the optimal levels of mineral nutrients, environmental factors, vitamins and carbohydrates to achieve the high regeneration rate of the different species of <em>Dioscorea in vitro. </em>This review summarizes some of the important reports on micropropagation technique of <em>Dioscorea </em>from the literature data.<em> </em></p> <p>Key Words: <em>Dioscorea,</em> <em>In vitro, </em>micropropagation, Yam.</p> <p> </p> ER -