Proliferation and Elongation: The 45 days old 1-2 cm microshoots obtained from cotyledonary node were further subcultured on MS basal medium containing different concentrations of BA (1.0-1.5 mg L 1) + Kn (0.5- 2.5 mg L 1) and BAP (1.0-1.5 mg L 1) + GA (1.0-2.5 mg 3L 1) were tested for proliferation and elongation purposes. After 45 days, percentages of response, number of shoots and shoot length per culture were recorded.