Clonal propagation of kurrat (Allium ampeloprasum var. kurrat)

Summary Two protocols for clonal propagation of kurrat (Allium ampeloprasum var.kurrat) using explants from the basal plates of mature plants are described. In direct formation, explants were cultured in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium and supplemented with either benzyladenine at 0.0 or 4.4 μM, or supplemented with 7.0 μM benzyladenine and 0.1 μM naphthaleneacetic acid. Shoots appeared after 4 wk of culture. In the two-step procedure, explants were cultured first on MS medium supplemented with 1.4 μM 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 1.4 μM kinetin, and incubated in the dark for 4 wk. They were then transferred to MS medium supplemented with 4.4 μM benzyladenine for shoot formation. All shoots were rooted on MS medium containing 5 g·liter⁻¹ activated charcoal. Normal viable plants were successfully established in soil.