The effect of media and growth regulators on in vitro rooting of olive (Olea europaea L.) cv. Gordal.

Abstract

Nodal explants of difficult-to-root Gordal olive were cultured on half-strength OM medium after surface sterilization with 15% NaOCl for 20 minutes. The in vitro-proliferated shoots were then submitted for 25 days to rooting trials including various concentrations of NAA and IBA and different half-strength rooting media as well.Among the media tested during rooting stage, highest rooting percentage 62% found in both OM and MS half-strength media when both the growth substances were used, and 87.5 and 90% gained when IBA and NAA were added to the rooting media at 2 Mg/L each, respectively.Highest number of roots 1.85 and highest root length 3.09 mm obtained with half-strength MS and OM media respectively, when IBA was used with these media. And IBA at 2 Mg/L in the rooting media gave the highest number of roots 2.5 with 4.13 mm length.However, 2 Mg/L NAAin the rooting media gave 1.94 number of roots with length of 3.88 mm, while number of roots 1.38 with 2.79 length obtained with half- strength OM media when NAA was used in the rooting media .It is therefore concluded that best medium for in vitro rooting of Gordal microcuttings is half- strength OM supplemented with 2 mg/L of IBA.