PRELIMINARY RESEARCH ON IN VITRO PROPAGATION OF ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA MILL.

In the present study, shoots of Ziziphus jujuba Mill. cv. 'Huping Zao' were used to identify an in vitro propagation protocol. Murashige and Skoog medium was used for this purpose. In the initiation and establishment stage, the best variant in terms of explant growth proved to be the one to which 2 mg L^-1 IBA + 0.1 mg L^-1 GA3 + 1.5 mg L^-1 NAA were added. Regarding the explant multiplication stage, the best results were obtained using 2 mg L^-1 IBA, respectively 2 mg L^-1 IBA + 0.5 mg L^-1 NAA. The obtained results confirm the role and importance of different concentrations of hormones on the growth and development of explants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]