The cloning of fruit tree species in vitro is a process that is introduced all over the world (FARI et al. 1996) with the aim to obtain virus-free and identical plant material. The selection of peach rootstocks (Prunus persica, P. domestica, P. armeniaca, P. amygdalus and their crosses) is based on the soil properties, calcium content in the soil and the incidence of nematodes (Meloidogyne arenaria, M. incognita, M. javanica). The Ishtara rootstock tolerates humid soil and is nematode-resistant, the reason why the propagation of this rootstock by means of the explant technique in conditions in vitro is very promising. As Ishtara is a rootstock with a high propagation capacity, but different rooting (NÉMETH 1981;JONES, HOOPGOOD 1979; DRUART 1980;KARHU, ULVINEN 1995), the process of rhizogenesis was studied under in vitro conditions.In 1912, on the basis of his morphological experiments, DOSTÁL reported that specific regulating effects arising from the growing axillary buds (the effect of auxins) boost the formation of adventitious roots, and in 1934 THIMANN and WENT announced that lexogenously applied IBA stimulated the formation of adventitious roots.Many authors who studied the correlation between rhizogenesis and ethylene frequently achieved different results. As early as in 1933 ZIMMERMANN and HITCH-COCK proved the stimulating effect of ethylene on the formation of adventitious roots; RADIN and LOOMIS (1969) discovered the inhibiting effect of ethylene (2 to 3 μl/l) on the formation of lateral roots in radish; and DIMASI-THERIOU et al. (1993) reported that a concentration of 0.01-10 μl/l of ethylene increased the number of shoots and adventitious roots in petunia leaf regeneration.A frequent problem of in vitro cultivation in pots is not only the high concentration of ethylene and ethane released by damaged cells that is considered as the indicator of lipid peroxidase (CELIKEL, VANDOORN 1995) but also the CO 2 concentration. BALLA et al. (2003) examined the process of rooting influenced either by an addition of saccharose into the medium or application of CO 2 into the cultivation area (3-4%); they discovered that an increased level of atmospheric CO 2 in parallel with a reduced level of saccharose in the medium resulted in the same % of rooting of cuttings of apple and prunus as if the medium contained 60 g/l of saccharose.According to GRANT et al. (1992) a higher content of CO 2 stimulated the closing of stomata, after which transpiration in the plants decreased, increasing the water potential of the cuttings; at the same time the starch level in the plants increased, apparently due to a higher partial pressure created by the applied CO 2 . Although the increased starch concentration increased the dry matter content in Correa schlechtendalii (Behr) by 70-90%, in Chamelaucia this increase was only 10-30% and that is why the authors incline to believe that increased rhizogenesis is due to the improved water conditions in the plant.It is not clear yet whether abscisic acid generated in the roots and with con...