In our study, higher number of shoots was obtained
within the first genotype where the multiplication rate was
relatively very high (10.5), and 168 shoots were obtained
after 4 month. The multiplication of the second genotype
was found to be problematic; a lot of explants died and
only 19 shoots were obtained from 26 inoculated explants.
Out of 30 explants, 88 shoots were reproduced within the
third genotype (Table 3). Carelli and Echeverrigaray (2002)
achieved the multiplication rate of 30.3 plantlets per explant
of Rosa hybrida cv. Baronesse (after 180 days), whereas for six
other cultivars the multiplication rate was 1.85-2.88 plantlets
per explant (after 60 days).