EFFECT OF ORGANIC AND BIOFERTILIZERS IN PROMOTING OFF SHOOTS GROWTH OF DATE PALM VARIETIES Al-BARHI AND KHALLAS PROPAGATED BY TISSUE CULTURE

Abstract

This study was conducted in the Mandali Palm Station- General Authority for Palm – Ministry of Agriculture. During the growing season of 2013-2014 to  study the effect of adding biofertilizers (EMI) and organic (Seaweed extract and gibberellin) in promoting off shoots growth of date Palm varieties Barha and Khallas, propagated by tissue culture. Arandomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in a factorial experiment was used in the  study. Results showed that tricombination treatment  seaweed extract and gibberellin and EMI  recorded significant increase  in all vegetative growth characteristics (number and length of leaf, stem diameter, number of bads, length and width of leaflet and numbr of leaflets of leaf)