The influence of benzylaminopurine in the in vitro multiplication of kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa)

This trial was carried out in the Tissue Culture Laboratory at EMBRAPA/CPACT, Pelotas, RS, Brazil, aiming to study the influence of different 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) concentrations in the in vitro multiplication of kiwi, cv. Tomuri. A MS medium was used adding sucrose, myo-inositol, agar and concentrations of BAP as follows: 0.0; 0.5; 1.0; 1.5; 2.0 and 2.5mg/l. The explants consisting of microshoots of 10mm length were obtained from the in vitro collection at the laboratory. The best results of bud and shoot numbers, shoot length and number of leaves were obtained using about 1.5mg/l BAP. Results of this experiment demonstrated that BAP is efficient in the in vitro multiplication of kiwi, cv. Tomuri.

Actinidia deliciosa; multiplication; tissue culture; benzylaminopurine