Effects of Exogenous Indole Butyric Acid and Callus Formation on the Anti-Oxidant Activity, Total Phenolic, and Anthocyanin Constituents of Mulberry Cuttings

Abstract

In order to evaluate the effects of exogenous indole butyric acid (IBA) and callus formation on the anti-oxidant activity, total phenolics, and anthocyanin constituents of Morus nigra L. and M. alba L. cuttings, we investigated the variations before and after the treatment. The results indicate that anti-oxidant ability, total phenolic, and anthocyanin constituents of the callus stems of both Morus species were higher than those of non-callus forming species. There were also increases observed in anti-oxidant ability, total phenolic, and anthocyanin constituents of calli treated with IBA (1 000-3 000 mg/L). © 2006 Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.