Abstract
Shoots tips excised from an actively growing stock plant of flame azalea [Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr.] were surface sterilized, the terminal portions were removed (decapitated) and the shoots placed horizontally on agar-solidified Woody Plant Medium (WPM) supplemented with 15 ppm 6-(γ, γ-dimethylallylamino)-purine (2iP). Within 4 to 6 months multiple shoot formation commenced. After 2 to 3 additional months of growth, axillary shoots were excised from the original explants. The shoots were decapitated and placed on WPM. After 2 subcultures, 8-node axillary shoots were excised, decapitated and cultured on agar-solidified WPM supplemented with 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, and 32 ppm 2iP. The greatest number of shoots (microcuttings) ≥ 5 mm (0.2 in) were produced at 12 ppm 2iP. Microcuttings ≥ 10 mm (0.4 in) were rooted using ex vitro procedures. Enhancement of both axillary shoot multiplication and shoot length was achieved by addition to the medium of 80 ppm adenine sulfate and 200 ppm NaH2PO4.
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