In the present study we examined the possibility of propagating different
Cyclamen
species (
C. africanum
Boiss. and Reut.,
C. cilicium
Boiss. and Heldr.,
C. coum
Mill.,
C. hederifolium
Ait.,
C. persicum
Mill.,
C. purpurascens
Mill.) including some of their subspecies and cultivars
in vitro using explants of adult plants. For this purpose two protocols have been applied to eleven genotypes combined with mostly four explant types (placentas with ovules, leaves, petioles and peduncles). The use of these protocols has given rise to either somatic embryo-like structures and/or adventitious shoots in all genotypes. This way it was possible to propagate each of the examined genotypes
in vitro using explants of adult plants in a time less than one year. These results may be used in breeding and propagation of
Cyclamen as an ornamental plant and as a medicinal plant.
