EFFECT OF BENZYL ADENINE ON THE VEGETATIVE AND ROOT GROWTH OF SEEDLINGS OF MYRTUS COMMUNIS L.: A REVIEW

Abstract

The compound most commonly used today is Benzyl adenine (BA) due to its high efficacy, reliability, and relatively cheap price. This group also contains the compounds Kinetin (K), Topolin (T), and Pyranylbenzyladenine (PBA), and these compounds are considered synthetic cytokines because they are not found in high levels in most plants. And some of them (such as BA and PBA) is produced at high levels in some plants, so they are natural components (Van Staden and Crouch 1996). It also plays an important role in regulating plant cell division. Because it stimulates cell division and expansion, delays aging and stimulate early flowering (CareyJr., 2008), and controls the stem/root balance (Werner et al. 2003).Some studies have shown that the addition of synthetic cytokinins increases the activity of cytokinin-like compounds found in plant tissues and stimulates fruit growth, as in apples, pears, grapes, kiwis, and persimmons (Mousawinejad et al., 2014).