Propagation of gerbera plants through tissue culture 1- : establishment

الملخص EN

Soaking seeds of Gerbera jamesonii cv.

Festival (hybrid F1) in water for 24 h before inoculation on MS medium lessened, to a significant extent the number of days needed for germination to take place.

Using a syringe as a tool for sterilization procedure resulted in a significant higher survival percentage compared to that obtained by putting seeds in a gauze or cloth mesh.

The highest significant survival percentage was obtained by treating seeds with clorox at 1% active ingredient (a.

i.).

8-hydroxyquinoline sulphate (HQS) at 1% gave the lowest values.

The effect of sterilization treatment on contamination was statistically insignificant.

The highest significant percentage of dead seeds occurred after applying HQS at 1%.