BA is considered to be the best cytokinin for direct shoo
regeneration in citrus, hence being the mostly used phyto
hormones in shoot induction experiments in citrus (Bordón
et al. 2000, Costa et al. 2004, Germana et al. 2008, Tallon et al
2013). In our investigation at any given cytokinin concentra
tion BA was superior to Kinetin considering both shooting
efficiency (Fig. 2) and normal shoot morphology. It has been
previously reported that for shoot induction from Troyer
citrange epicotyl explants, BA was more efficient when
compared to Kinetin. Furthermore, with an increase in BA
concentration from 0.5 to 5 mg L-1 chlorophyl synthesis and
leaf expansion was increased while shoot length decreased
(Molina et al. 2007).