Department of Biology, Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Research Article
In vitro-Propagation of Threatened African Sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata) Using Indole-3-Butyric Acid Hormone (IBA)
Author(s): Adugnaw Admas*, Smegnew Melese, Amare Genetu, Zewdu Yilma, Berhane Kidane and Melaku Admasu
Osyris lanceolata is a threatened shrub endemic to East Africa and South African regions, which is being severely affected by fungi, uprooting for oil extraction, poor natural regeneration, phenological structures (dioecious), medicinal values, lack of sexual recruitment and habitat loss. It has been found a challenge through application of in situ conservation of natural trees as such since rapid human population growth and the available natural strands of valuable plants of African sandalwood have not been able to meet the demands of the people in world. However, this study via using the advances of plant propagation method it provided new options for conserving and multiplication of Osyris lanceolata species using in vitro culture techniques of by using IBA hormone. Propagation of Osyris lanceolata by IBA in non-mist poly-propag.. View More»
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