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  In order to produce shoots from nodal segments of salt tolerant jojoba seedlings, the established explants on MS basal medium containing benzyladenine (BA) and naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), were transferred to 1/2 MS medium supplemented with BA and NAA, kinetin and NAA, and BA, kinetin, and NAA at different concentrations. The number of shoots produced on the medium with 2 ㎎ㆍℓ?¹ BA and 0.1 ㎎ㆍℓ?¹ NAA (5.0 shoots per explant in average) was higher than the other treatments. Rooting of in vitro shoots was carried out on MS basal medium containing indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and NAA at different concentrations. The highest rate of rooting occurred when either shoots were first treated with 120 ㎎ㆍℓ?¹ IBA solution for 24 h followed by transferring into the MS medium without plant growth regulators or cultured on MS medium supplemented with 4 ㎎ㆍℓ?¹ IBA and 2 ㎎ㆍℓ?¹ NAA. More roots were produced on MS medium containing both IBA and NAA than when they were used alone. The mixtures of peat and perlite at a ratio of 1:1 or 1:2 (v/v) were selected as the most suitable media for transplanting or adaptation of jojoba plantlets.