Abstract
The effects of sucrose and daminozide on in-vitro microtuber formation were evaluated for producing microtubers to supply year round microtubers and to facilitate sterilized explants exchange regionally and internationally. Uninodal stem segment explants were cultured on agar solidifi ed Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 3% sucrose, 0.5 mg L-16-benzylaminopurine (BAP), 0.1 mg L-1 α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) for bud multiplication for 3 months. Three nodals stem segment which already formed three perfect leaves were cultured on agar solidifi ed MS medium, 3% sucrose and 1 mg L-1 NAA for two weeks to induce root formation (until ± minimum 60% of the explants rooted). The next step was the induction of three nodal stem segments for microtuber formation on agar solidifi ed MS medium supplemented with 5 mg L-1 BAP and two levels of sucrose, four concentrations of daminozide for 10 weeks. Sucrose at 6% resulted in the signifi cantly highest number of microtuber. The daminozide 41.29 mg L-1 stimulated tuberization at base of the stems and reduce number of microtuber formation in stolon. Keywords: daminozide, Gynura pseudochina (L.) DC, in vitro, microtuber, sucrose
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