Petiole Culture of <I>Tacca pinnatifida</I> Foret.& Foret.T

Abstract

Basal petiole explants from 4 leaf position and explants from 5 different positions of each leaf petiole cultured onto MS medium containing 0.05 mg/l 2,4-D showed that leaf position had significant effect on the new shootlet obtained i.e. 2 mm basal explants from the third leaf could be induced to form highest average number of new shootlets at 3.75 + 1.29, and required least number of days i.e. 61.25 + 33.34 to form shootlets.