Two experiments were carried out aiming to evaluate the ex vitro rooting of L. angustifolia cv. 'Provence Blue' treated with different concentrations (0, 2.5, 5.0 and 10mM) of indolebutyric acid (IBA) with talc as a vehicle to evaluated the ex vitro rooting of 'Vera', 'Provence Blue', 'English' and 'Elegance Ice' lavender cultivars. The experiments were carried out in a greenhouse using three concentrations of AIB plus control. After the 30th day, it was evaluated: surviving microcuttings percentage, percentage of rooted microcuttings, roots number, roots length. It was concluded that the microcutting can be an efficient technique for lavender plantlets production, by using micropropagated plants as explants donor. The concentration of 5.0mM IBA was more effective on root length and rooting rate of microcuttings lavender cv. 'Provence Blue', despite reducing the number of roots. Among the cultivars the percentage of plant survival ranged from 82% to 100%. The lavender cultivars evaluated showed differences in ex vitro microcuttings rooting. The cultivars 'Provence Blue' and 'Elegance Ice' achieved higher percentage of rooting. The cultivars had no influence on the percentage of microcuttings survival. It was concluded that the microcuttings can be an efficient technique for the propagation of lavender since microcuttings treated with 5.0mM IBA have higher survival and rooting percentage of rooting and survival.
plant propagation; indolebutyric acid; microcutting; ex vitro rooting
