EFFECT OF TREATMENT BY POLY ETHELENE GLYOL ON ACCLIMATIZATION OF DATE PALM(Phoenix dactylifera L. ) cv.Barhee PROPAGATED IN VITRO

Abstract

This present study was undertaken at Date Palm researchCenter-University of Basrah to determine the effect of PolyEthylene Glycol at a different concentration on somecharacteristics in data palm Barhee cultivar propagated byin vitro, the main results of thisStudy were:1-it was found that treatment with PEG at 25% led todecrease water loss from the leaves through theacclimatization stages .2-it was found that treatment with PEG at 30% led toincrease the percentage of acclimatization (100%); whiletreatment with PEG at 25% led to increase thepercentage of acclimatization(80%).