@article{Shatnawi_Shibli_Shahrour_Al-Qudah_Taleb_2019, title={Micropropagation and Conservation of Fig (Ficus Carica L.)}, volume={10}, url={https://rajpub.com/index.php/jaa/article/view/8160}, DOI={10.24297/jaa.v10i0.8160}, abstractNote={<p>An efficient protocol is outlined for rapid and mass micropropagation of <em>Ficus carica</em> L. (fig). Shoot tips (5 mm) were obtained from mother plants stock grown on half strength Murashige and Skoog (½ MS) medium with the addition of 30 g/L sucrose. For shoot multiplication Benzyl amino purine (BAP) and kinetin produced differences number of new shoot per plant and shoot height. BAP at 0.4 mg/L in combination with 0.2 mg/L indole-3-butyric-acid (IBA) produce maximum <em>in vitro </em>propagation rate, with 4.2 shoots per ex-plant. Root initiation was experimented on MS medium containing different concentrations of mg/L, IBA, IAA (Indole-3-acetic-acid) (IAA) or Naphthalene acetic acid (NAA). Highest number of root (4.3) was resulted when 1.5 mg/L IBA was used. After acclimatization in a mixture of (1 soil: 1 perlite: 1 peat) survival rate of 80% was achieved. For <em>in vitro</em> conservation of <em>F. carica</em> was experimented as microshoots were stored for 40 weeks on MS medium containing different sucrose concentration. Medium supplemented with 3% sucrose gave the highest regrowth (89%) at 24 ± 2 °C. Culture grew slowly when transferred to new fresh medium after the storage periods.</p>}, journal={JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURE}, author={Shatnawi, Mohamad and Shibli, Rida A. and Shahrour, Wesam G. and Al-Qudah, Tamara S. and Taleb, Abu-Zahra}, year={2019}, month={Mar.}, pages={1669–1679} }