AN EXTRACT OF ASPARAGUS ADSCENDENS OR ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS, USEFUL FOR THE ELIMINATION OF CARNATION LATENT VIRUS FROM INFECTED PLANTS BY SUPPLEMENTING THE TISSUE CULTURE MEDIUM

摘要

An extract of fruits and roots of Asparagus adcendens or Asparagus officinalis, useful for the elimination of Carnation Latent Virus from infected plants, by supplementing the tissue culture medium as herein described, the process comprises the steps of -i. Collection of plant parts such as fruits and roots of said Asparagus species, ii. Refluxing said parts of the plants with benzene on boiling water bath, iii. Filtration of soluble contents so obtained in step (ii), iv. Combining of contents of step (iii) obtained from different parts of plant separately, v. Evaporation of the solvent from contents of step (iv) on boiling water bath, vi. Refluxing contents of step (v) with acetone to obtain the said extract, vii. Optionally mixing the said extract with MS medium as here in described.