title: The Effects of Different Media on Shoot Proliferation From the Shoot Tip of Aloe vera L.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Aloe vera L. is an important pharmaceutical plant from which several medicinal and cosmetic compounds are extracted. Aloe is naturally propagated through offset, which is a slow and expensive labor cost method with low economical income.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  In this study, the effect of different media on shoot proliferation of the shoot tip of Aloe vera L. was investigated.
  
  
  METHODS
  In vitro techniques are some of the suggested methods for rapid propagation of Aloe. In this experiment, the shoot tips of mother plants were grown in a greenhouse. After surface sterilization of the explants, they were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (1962) (MS) medium containing different concentrations of kinetin and naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA). The experiment was carried out in the form of a randomized complete design with three replications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that MS media containing 1.5 mg/L kinetin along with 0.15 or 0.3 mg/L NAA produced the highest percentage of proliferated shoots. In addition, the percentage of proliferated shoots in MS medium containing 2.0 or 2.5 mg/L benzylaminopurine (BAP) + 0.15 mg/L NAA was significantly higher than the other treatments.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Analysis of the interactive effects of NAA, kinetin and BAP on shoot proliferation showed that most of the proliferated shoots produced in MS medium containing 1.0 mg/L BAP + 1.0 mg/L kinetin + 0.15 mg/L NAA were significantly different from other treatments. Rooting quality was greater in MS media containing 1.0 mg/L IBA than a 1.0 mg/L NAA treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ramin Agricultural and Natural Resources University, Ahvaz, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Hosein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Daneshvar
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz , Ahvaz, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Noorolah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moallemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz , Ahvaz, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Nazanin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abdolah Zadeh
keywords: Benzylaminopurine; Plant Shoots; Plants, Medicinal