Nolina recurvata Hemsl. is a very decorative indoor plant but difficult to micropropagate vegetatively. In
vitro cuttings failed to induce adventitious rooting. Investigations for a rapid micropropagation using bcyclodextrin
added to the rooting medium has solved the problem. Rooted N. recurvata plantlets were
obtained after successive stages of various culture media.
Initiation and in vitro multiplication of this plant was possible with lateral buds cultured in Murashige
and Skoog medium supplemented with 4.45 mmol of BA and 0.5 mmol of IBA. The number of axillary
shoots by explant obtained was 6.
In vitro rooting was obtained in MS medium (1/2 strength of minerals salts) supplemented with bcyclodextrin.
This substance, at 1.76 mmol associated with 5 mmol of IBA, improved quality and the
rooting rate by 100%.