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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CULTURAL CONDITIONS ON MICROPROPAGATION OF ROSE (ROSA INDICA L.)

ASAD SHABBIR¹, NOSHEEN HAMEED¹ AMIR ALI² AND RUKHSANA BAJWA¹

Abstract: The aim of the present investigation was to determine a appropriate basal medium and growth regulators for In vitro propagation of Rosa indica from shoot apical meristems. The shoot meristem was cultured on MS medium supplemented with different concentrations of BAP ranging from 0.5–2.5 mg/l alone and in combination with 0.5 mg/l of kinetin for shoot formation and multiplication. Medium containing 1.5 mg/l BAP proved to be the best medium for In vitro shoot formation from apical meristem. At this concentration, rate of shoot formation was 94% obtained in 6.2 days. Maximum 20 shoots per culture were formed on medium having 1.0 mg/l of BAP + Kinetin. This medium proved to be the best for In vitro shoot multiplication and proliferation of roses.

¹Institute of Mycology & Plant Pathology, University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan.

²Punjab University Seed Centre, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.