Salix caprea was propagated in vitro from single node explants of fiel
d-grown plants. Two media were used for the induction of shoot growth:
SCHENCK-HILDEBRANDT'S and AHUJA'S medium. The newly formed shoots wer
e rooted on 1/50 strength AHUJA medium. Plantlets were acclimatized to
soil and greenhouse conditions under waterlogging conditions. In the
greenhouse the plants grew to a height of 1 m within 5 months.