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Shoot cultures of the paper shell almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.) cultivars ‘Ne Plus Ultra’ and ‘Nonpareil’ were subcultured for 4 wk at 4°C on growth regulator-free basal medium under low light conditions. Elongated shoots were excised and their response to a range of rooting treatments determined. Various concentrations of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and α-naphthaleneacetic acid were compared over a range of incubation periods to determine the optimum auxin for root formation. In addition, the effect of shoot base shading, phloroglucinol (PG), and basal salt composition were examined. The treatment resulting in the best rooting of both cultivars was shoot insertion for 12 h into water-agar (0.6% w/v) with 1.0 mM IBA, followed by 2 wk in basal medium without auxin but with 100.0 μM PG. Explants were maintained under dark conditions for 3 d at the start of the treatment period, then exposed to light. Extending the darkening period did not improve rooting ability. Whilst half-strength Murashige and Skoog basal medium was suitable for rooting “Ne Plus Ultra’ shoots, full-strength Almehdi and Parfitt medium resulted in the best rooting of ‘Nonpareil’. Under these conditions, 60.0% of explants developed adventitious roots.
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Ainsley, P.J., Collins, G.G. & Sedgley, M. In vitro rooting of almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.). In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Plant 37, 778–785 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-001-0129-4
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