Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

A growth regulator for the propagation of Lippia multiflora Moldenke, a herbal for the management of mild hypertension in Ghana

Y. Ameyaw
Science Education Department, University of Education, P. O. Box 25, Winneba – C/R, Ghana. 
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 10 August 2009
  •  Published: 30 September 2009

Abstract

A growth regulator containing 0.43% of Naphylacetric acid was applied to the propagation stocks (apical meristem, root and stem cuttings) of Lippia multifloraMoldenke using different soil media. The result shows that the applied growth regulator enhanced the germination of the root cuttings more than the other propagation stocks. The germination and sustainability of the root cuttings on transplanting onto the field can be attributed to the presence of endogenous phytochormones that were initially present in the root tips and might have been triggered on applying the growth regulator as compared to the other propagating stocks.  

 

Key words: Propagation, phytochormone, growth regulator.

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