The study of the propagation of species used in common medicine has intensified in the last few years due to the increasing investment in research for the discovery of new pharmaceuticals and utilization of phytotherapy as an alternative. The objective of this study was in vivo and in vitro propagation (establishment and multiplication) of Cissus sicyoides. Greenhouse plants furnished 10 and 20 cm long cuttings which were placed for two hours in 0, 80 or 160 mg/l of IBA, with or without sucrose and boric acid. For the in vitro establishment, the nodal segments were sterilized, 10 mm sections were inoculated in a solid culture (MS), and supplemented with kinetin, ANA and BAP. For the multiplication in vitro, 10 mm nodal segments were inoculated in a solid culture (MS), supplemented with the following interactions: BAP x ANA and ANA x kinetin. The 10 cm long cuttings presented good rooting when treated with 160 mg/l of AIB. In vitro the explants were established and multiplied better in a culture supplemented with 4.64 μΜ of kinetin and 2.7 μΜ of ANA, which promoted greater induction of buds, greater height and absence of callus formation at the base of plantlets.
Vegetable Insulin; Boron; Rooting; Micropropagation; Growth Regulator