Treatment

Media

Conc. (mg/l)

No. of explants

cultured

Primary callus induction percentage

Proliferation

C1

MS + 2,4-D + Malt extract

2.0 + 500

10

6.8 ± 0.264bcd

++

C2

3.0 + 500

10

7.3 ± 0.110abc

++

C3

4.0 + 500

10

8.0 ± 0.310ab

+++

C4

5.0 + 500

10

9.0 ± 0.525a

++++

C5

MS + 2,4-D + BAP

1.0 + 5.0

10

8.8 ± 0.984a

+++

C6

2.0 + 3.0

10

8.0 ± 0.490a

+++

C7

3.0 + 2.0

10

6.2 ± 0.070b

++

C8

5.0 + 1.0

10

8.8 ± 0.624a

++++

C9

MS + BAP + malt extract

1.0 + 500

10

7.2 ± 0.346cd

++

C10

1.5 + 500

10

7.8 ± 0.721de

+++

C11

2.0 + 500

10

6.9 ± 0.872cd

++

C12

2.5 + 500

10

5.8 ± 0.380ef

+

C13

MS + NAA + BAP

0.5 + 0.5

10

4.6 ± 0.180a

+++

C14

1.0 + 0.5

10

5.8 ± 0.330b

++

C15

1.5 + 0.5

10

6.2 ± 0.485b

++

C16

2.0 + 0.5

10

8.2 ± 0.341c

+