MICROPROPAGATION STUDIES ON ZAGHLOUL AND SEWI CULTIVARS OF DATE PALM (PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA L.) 2 –SHOOT AND ROOT FORMATION

The highest number of shoot of date palm Zaghloul cultivar was formed on Ms medium supplemented with 1 mg/l / 2I, while the highest number of shoot of date palm Sewi cultivar was formed on Ms medium supplemented with 3.0 mg/l BA The highest rooting percentage (100%) was recorded for Zaghloul cultivar when MS basal medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/l IAA, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0 mg/l NAA + 3 g/l AC., 1.0 mg/l IAA+3mg/l IAC (3g/l was used, while the highest rooting percentage (100%) was recorded for Sewi cultivar when MS basal medium supplemented with for 1.0 mg/l NNA+3g/l IAC Tissue culture micropropagtion has been employed to aid in the clonal propagation of numerous plant species. The inherent advantage of tissue culture over field propagation is the greater plant production potential from a single plant. Tissue culture techniques may offer a possible method to produce large numbers of genetically uniform palms