Patent ID: 7892831
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: A01H

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a true-to-type clone of an Aloe barhadensis mother plant having acemannan content between 9.9% and 12.1% in a hormone free initiation and rooting medium comprising the steps of: a) isolating a meristematic explant from said mother plant; b) culturing said meristematic explant in a hormone free initiation medium to generate shoots; c) culturing said shoots in proliferation and elongation medium comprising benzyladenine (BA) and indole butyric acid (IBA) to generate elongated shoots; d) culturing said elongated shoots in a hormone free MS solidified rooting medium to generate plantlets; and e) culturing said plantlets to produce a true-to-type clone of said