Preliminary study of the response of some cultivars of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.)‎ to in vitro culture

الملخص EN

Shoot tips of sugar cane ( Saccharum spp.

) CVS.

“Measan” , “CP-70 -1133” , “ MY 5465” , “CO 845” and “E150” were cultured on MS ( Murashige & Skoog ) medium.

The results showed that the response to growth was directed toward vegetative enhancement.

Contamination appeared on the explants of cv “E150” after the first, second and third weeks was at percentages 16.

6 %, 33.

3 % , 50% respectively and contamination percentages of explants belong to cultivars “CP-70-1133” , “MY5465” and “C0845” were 28.

6 % , 57.

2 % , 100 % respectively.