Shoot of Pueraria candollei were cultured on MS medium with 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0mg/L BA found that medium supplemented with 0.5 and 1.0mg/L BA induced the greatest number of multiple shoots formation at 5.3 and 5.2 shoots/explant respectively for 12 weeks.
Shoot of Pueraria candollei from natural were cultured on MS medium supplemented with 1 and 2mg/L BA plus 1mg/L NAA. It was found that MS medium with 2mg/L BA plus 1mg/L NAA induced the greatest diameter of callus (2.0cm) for 4 weeks and shoots formation were induced the greatest number of 4.4 shoots/explant and root formation were induced the highest at 60% on MS medium with 1mg/L BA plus 1mg/L NAA for 10 weeks.
Acknowledgements: Chiang Mai University, Plant Tissue Culture Unit
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