I haven't this discussed here and wonder if anyone from here is also in the Home Tissue Culture group?

I haven't followed all of the discussions there, but one member came up with the concoction that has proven to be a highly effective disinfectant and I think it would probably be very useful to disinfect fig cuttings.

It's made from taking 4 parts of hydrogen peroxide (3%) with one part of white vinegar (5% acetic acid).  The vinegar should be first heated for one minute in a microwave on high setting (400ml used in the inventor's batch).  Then refrigerate for one hour until cool.  Plants/cuttings can be treated for 5 minutes to disinfect.  It's reportedly more effective than bleach and it's much easier to work with.

The inventor, Gregorio, suggests using it within two weeks of being made although he has not performed any aging tests (hydrogen peroxide degrades).

Using Google to search the term AAHPPAA will show some results for this creation.

Interesting idea, time to go do some research!

What is the correct strength of peroxide to use?  You only say (%) in your post, but don't post the actual value.

I have been using a chlorine solution before storing my fig cuttings. but I had several last year that I never soaked in the solution and they were still green even a year later. 

Thanks for your post.   I was not aware of this material before and will give it a try.  I looked up paracetic acid (aka peroxyacetic acid or PAA) on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracetic_acid   It is listed as an excellent antimicrobial agent.  There is also some other useful information about this compound including reasonable personal safety practices.

Sorry, Jason, I just edited it to show 3%.

I've had good success with some cuttings in the past with just spraying with alcohol and maybe could have got by doing nothing.  One set of cuttings, in particular, were horribly infected.  I know some have done a nice set of comparison experiments and maybe they can throw this into the mix and report how it works.