VERIFICATION OF GROWTH AND STEVIOSIDE CONTENT OF STEVIE PLANTS PROPAGATED BY VEGETATIVE AND GENERATIVE METHOD
TRUONG, T. T., VALICEK, P.
Abstract
The experiments were carried out to investigate growth
and stevioside content of stevie plant, which were grown from seed and stem
- tip culture. Five varieties were selected from suitable parent's plants for
this experiment. Plant height, flowering time, number of branches and roots,
biomass of above-the-ground part were observed. Plant growth and stevioside
content in the leaves of the plants grown from stem - tip was more uniform than
the plants grown from seeds. Number of roots, biomass of above-the-ground part
and stevioside content were greater by the vegetative plants.
Key words:
Stevia rebaudiana, generative and vegetative propagation,
content of stevioside