28, May 2025

In vitro propagation of Cordyceps militaries under different substrate and light condition

VOLUME-11; ISSUE-5; MAY-2025

Author(s): 1 Anjali Verma, 2 Subir Kumar Bose,

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11M. Sc Biotechnology Student form Meerut Institute of Engineering of Technology, NH-58, Meerut 250005, Uttar Pradesh, India. 2 Associate Professor at Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology, NH-58, Meerut 250005, Uttar Pradesh, India.

DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202505038     |     Paper ID: IJIRMF202505038


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This in vitro propagation experiment of Cordyceps militaries on different salt concentration and light condition on growth parameters and fruiting bodies were examines. Under three different salt (KCl) concentration treatment (1 µM, 10 µM & 100 µM) and brown rice as substrate were used then results shows that 10 µM concentration shows best results and got maximum growth of fruiting bodies.  Where in case of light treatment best yellow fruiting bodies were obtained under 9W and brown rice as substrate. C. militaries an interesting fungus with both biological and medical properties. It is a species of parasitic fungus that primarily infect insects and it belongs to the Cordyceps genus which included over 200 species. It is used as a medicinal purpose. This assessment aim, to cultivate C. militaries in vitro propagation under different salt and light conditions.

 
: Cordyceps militaries, Growth parameters, Species, in vitro propagation

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