Initiation of Ipomoea batatas Through Tissue Culture Technique

Ali, Mahmoud A.; Abido, Ali I.; El-Torky, Mohamed G.; Hassan, Badria A.; Abdelwahab, Marwa M.

doi:10.21608/eajbsh.2021.195828

Initiation of Ipomoea batatas Through Tissue Culture Technique

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Plant Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture Saba Basha, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

² Floriculture and Ornamental Plants Department, Faculty of Agriculture Saba Basha, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

³ Hort. Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Center, Alexandria, Egypt.

⁴ Plant Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture Saba Basha, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

10.21608/eajbsh.2021.195828

Abstract

Ipomoea batatas is an ornamental foliage plant and important for landscaping and interior due to its attractive foliage, easiness to grow and tolerance to low relative humidity and low light conditions. It is a member of the Convulvulaceae family. The goal of this research is to establish a method for initiation of I. batatas plants using single nodal cuttings taken from soft cuttings maintained on full strength MS medium, 30g/l sucrose, 3g/l gelrite, and various doses of plant growth regulators such as NAA, BA, and their combinations. In general, the present study found that when MS medium was fortified with NAA and BA at 1.00 and 0.00 mg/l, respectively, best results for the initiation stage were obtained.

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