AGROBACTERIUM MEDIATED HAIRY ROOT INDUCTION AND SOLASODINE PRODUCTION IN SOLANUM MELONGENA L. VAR INSANUM (L.) PRAIN.

Investigation was carried out in Solanum melongena L. var. insanum (L.) Prain. in terms of hairy root induction and solasodine production. Hairy roots were induced from regenerated shoots using Agrobacterium rhizogenes ATCC 15834. The hairy roots were characterized by their vigorous growth branched in nature and negative geotropism. The hairy roots are isolated and subjected into mass cultivation. Mass cultivated hairy roots were harvested and dried for solasodine production. The solasodine content of hairy root was higher than that of field grown sample and callus derived samples.