Abstract
Nolina recurvata Hemsl. is a very decorative indoor plant but difficult to micropropagate vegetatively. In vitro cuttings failed to induce adventitious rooting. Investigations for a rapid micropropagation using β-cyclodextrin added to the rooting medium has solved the problem. Rooted N. recurvata plantlets were obtained after successive stages of various culture media. Initiation and in vitro multiplication of this plant was possible with lateral buds cultured in Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 4.45 μmol of BA and 0.5 μmol of IBA. The number of axillary shoots by explant obtained was 6. In vitro rooting was obtained in MS medium (1/2 strength of minerals salts) supplemented with β-cyclodextrin. This substance, at 1.76 mmol associated with 5 μmol of IBA, improved quality and the rooting rate by 100%.
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