In Vitro Multiplication of Salvadora Persica L.

The present investigation was aimed to develop protocol for rapid micropropagation of Salvadora persica L. a medicinally and economically important desert tree. The leaf explants were inoculated on MS (Murashige and Skoog, 1962) medium along with different concentration of growth hormones. The stem explants were excised from plant and inoculated on MS medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/L of IAA along with different concentrations of BAP and KIN. The frequency of shoot regeneration from stem node was affected by different concentrations of auxins and cytokinin. Length of shoot recorded was maximum on 0.5 mg/L IAA along with 2.5 mg/L BAP and 3.0 mg/L of KIN using stem as explant. However, at 1.5 mg/L of BAP and 2.0 mg/L of KIN concentration of showed satisfactory rate of multiplication using leaf explant.