Biotechnology Section, Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod 671 124, Kerala
Biochemical changes in oil palm-leaf explant of three different stages, viz. in vitro, net house and adult at different periods and in different antioxidants were studied in vitro. Antioxidants didnot significantly influence the level of metabolites in the explant as well as their leaching in the medium. The content of phenols and OD phenols starts increasing 120 hr after inoculation. Total sugars were higher in the tissues cultured in liquid medium, whereas amino acid was high in solid medium. Antivated charcoal adsorbed phenolic leachates better in the liquid medium.
