An Improved Protocol for Micropropagation of Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneider)

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Plant Production Department, Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Sciences, El-Arish, Suez Canal University, Egypt

2 Genetic Engineering and biotechnology Research Institute, Sadat City-Menofia University

Abstract

In vitro consecutive micropropagation stages of Simmondsia chinensis was studied and a micropropagation
protocol was developed by Four media were tested Murashige and Skoog (MS), Schenk and Hildebrandt (SH), Driver
and Kuniyuk (DKW) and Lloyd and McCown (Woody plant medium, WPM) with shoot-tip and one node cutting for
the establishment stage. Murashige and Skoog (MS) was found to be the best medium and one node cutting as starting
material for establishment from mother plants. Multiple shoots were obtained on MS medium supplemented with1.00
mgl-1 6-benzyladenine (BA) in the combination with1.00 mgl-1 Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). High frequency of rooting
was obtained on full MS solid medium supplemented with 7.00 mgl-1Indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) alone. Regenerated
plantlets were successfully transferred to pots containing mixture of peat moss, vermiculite and sand at equal volume
with 90% survival.

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Hortscience Journal of Suez Canal University
Volume 3, Issue 1
January 2015
Pages 61-67

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