1Division of FLA, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190025, Jammu and Kashmir (India)
2Division of Plant Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190025, Jammu and Kashmir (India)
3Division of BSH, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190025, Jammu and Kashmir (India)
4Division of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190025, Jammu and Kashmir (India)
*e-mail: syed.tanzella@gmail.com
Online Published on 27 December, 2024.
The experiment was undertaken for the purpose of standardizing the protocolfor in vitro propagation of Hybrid Tea Rose cultivars “Hot Shot” and “Avalanche”. Nodal explants from actively growing roses under polyhousewere used as explants for in vitro propagation. Sterilization treatment combination S6 (Mercuric chloride 0.15% for 10 minutes followed by ethyl alcohol 70% for 30 seconds) exhibited the highest percentage of explant survival and culture asepsis (91.66%, 92.08% and 95.83%, 95.79%) in cultivars “Hotshot” and “Avalanche”. Highest culture establishment per cent (87.49% and 90.41%) was recorded in T6 (BAP 2.0 mg L-1 + GA3 2.0 mg L-1).
Culture asepsis, Establishment, Micropropagation, Nodal cuttings, Rosa hybrida, Sterilants