Effect of different BAP and NAA concentrations on malva (Malva sylvestris L.) micropropagation. Malva sylvestris L. (Malvaceae family), known as mallow, is a medicinal species native toEurope, and it is grown in southern Brazil. It has astringent properties and can sooth tissue irritation and reduce inflammations among other medicinal characteristics. The study aimed to verify the efficiency of the hormones NAA (naphthalene acetic acid) and BAP (6-Benzilaminopurine acid) in propagating the species from establishing in vitro nodal segments. Nodal segments obtained from mother plants kept in greenhouses were disinfected and inoculated in MS medium with different concentrations and combinations of BAP and NAA, amounting to 8 processes with 60 repetitions each. The explants were kept in growth rooms, and after seven days the resulting seedling were removed and assessed regarding the number of leaves, total height (cm) and fresh mass (g). Subsequently, the seedling were fixed on the substrate "Big bio" and transferred to greenhouses with nebulization. The data obtained was subjected toVariance Analysis, followed by the Tukey's test. In 10 days,rooting could be observed in all the plantules transferred to the greenhouse. The plantules obtained in MS medium thatreceived 2.0mg/L-1 BAP and 0.5 mg/L-1 NAA were the ones that presented the highest average in the three variables assessed, therefore the most recommended to producing seedlings of this species. The ex vitro acclimatization and rooting occur in a single phase without the need of root promoters. The technique developed shows that it is possible to produce seedlings of this species at reduced costs, in large scale and with the guarantee to supply seedlings that can be planted in only 17 days.
in vitro culture; medicinal species; growth regulators; rooting; acclimatization
