Influence of abscicic acid on in vitro raised cultures of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Poir) Ahmad Farooq1, Mandal B.B.2, Gupta Sandhya2 1Section of Horticulture, Regional Research Station and Faculty of Agriculture, S. K. University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Wadura, Sopore-193 201, (J&K). 2Tissue Culture and Cryopreservation Unit, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Pusa campus, New Delhi-110012, E-mail: jamie700@gmail.com. Abstract Growth of in vitro-raised sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Poir) cultures, expressed in terms of shoot height, root number and root length, was significantly retarded when the cultures were treated with higher concentrations of IBA. The 10 mg L−1 IBA supplemented media showed maximum retardation in shoot growth and drastically reduced the root proliferation both in number and lengths as compared to other treatments. Top Key words Abscicic acid, adventitious, conservation, growth, inoculation, in vitro, maliec hydrazide, proliferation. Top |