The Effects of Different Strength of MS Media on In Vitro Propagation and Rooting of Spathiphyllum

The Spathiphyllum, is an indoor ornamental plant belonging to the Araceae family. Spathiphyllum genus, which has 36 species in nature, is a very strong growing and easy to care for an indoor plant. Vegetative propagation of spathiphyllum is known to be difficult. For this reason, current production does not meet the demand sufficiently. Today, plant tissue culture methods are used in addition to classical production methods to meet the increasing demand for spathiphyllum. In the present study, we aimed to detect the effects of different strengths (full, ½, and ¼) of MS media on micropropagation and rooting of spathiphyllum. Shoot tips of spathiphyllum ‘chico’ variety were cultured in different strengths of MS media containing 1 mg L-1 BAP for micropropagation. Plantlets obtained from micropropagation were transferred to different strengths of MS media containing 1 mg L-1 IBA for rooting. Plantlets in magenta boxes were removed and replaced in a controlled greenhouse. The best strength of medium was detected as the full MS in all parameters in vitro propagation. The rooting rate was determined 100% for each medium. However, there are significant differences among the media in view of the number of roots, length of roots.