Rhizome Segments Form Shoots, Whereas Leaf Cuttings Form Shoots and Rhizomes in Eucodonia ‘Adele’ Treated with Benzyladenine

Eucodonia ‘Adele’ initiates seasonal shoot growth from a scaly rhizome. Larger rhizome segments (>2.5 cm) produced shoots at greater percentage compared with smaller segments. Shoots on larger were initiated sooner and had longer length. However, when formation efficiency was calculated as the number of potential per original stock rhizome, more efficient, producing three to four times many shoots. Rhizome (2.5 soaked overnight in benzyladenine (BA) (four shoots) untreated or water-soaked rhizomes (0.3 0.7 shoot, respectively). The consists central stem-like core surrounded by numerous leaf-like scales. Scales appear be storage leaf tissue based anatomy presence amyloplasts. New initiate axillary formed scale attachment. Isolated individual scales also have capacity for adventitious formation, but only form about 25% isolated Leaf cuttings capable shoots, roots, rhizomes. Untreated petiole lamina cut approximately cutting less than one cutting. Benzyladenine-treated did not show an increase initiation, soaking water BA increased ∼1.5 This work presents efficient systems regenerating that can used produce plants stem system pot plant.