Features of Betula spp. cultivation through in vitro culture

Abstract

Birch improves the resilience of forests by colonizing forest gaps and rapidly increasing soil functioning and biodiversity [1], the healing properties of birch bark and extracts of birch bark have long been known in folk medicine around the world [2], and some species of birch are traditionally used to treat various inflammatory diseases [3], therefore, there is a need for high-quality birch planting material using clonal micropropagation. As a result of the study, data were obtained reflecting the dependence of the morphological parameters of plants on the content of the vitamin component and the composition of the nutrient medium. The study used culture media MS, WPM and QL without hormones and culture media MS, WPM and QL without hormones and vitamins. The most intense growth of shoots and leaves of the two studied clones was observed on WPM medium. The MS culture medium was used as a control.