Potential of aqueous extracts of medicinal plant seeds as rooting and growth stimulating hormones

Abstract

This study high lights the aqueous extracts of the seeds of some medicinal plants, these seeds were coriander, cloves, 
hawthorn seeds and IBA. All treatments were compared to distilled water, and the concentrations used were 0.5 g/L 
and 1gm\L. The results were tested on stem cutting rooting. Four types of stem cuttings were test: Ficus, rosemary, 
Chrysanthos, and Morus. The results showed that the aqueous extract of coriander seeds, giving the highest results in 
rooting, number and length of roots , the number of new leaves and new branches. The chemical analysis of this extract 
showed that it contains the growth regulators indole acetic acid, gibberellins, and cytokinin, , anti-oxidant and many 
important phenolic acids.