1. Hormonal Injection
The Aglaonema plant was injected with 30 μl of 30 mg/l of benzylamino purine (BAP (Sigma,
St. Louis, MO, USA)) in the corm area to induce axillary shoot development. Axillary shoots
were then used as explants.
2. Explant Sterilization
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Explants were washed in running water for 1 hr, then soaked in Antracol fungicide (active
compound: 70% propineb) for 30 min. Thereafter, the explants was dried in a Petri dish atop a
layer of sterilized Whatman no 1 filter paper. Inside a laminar air flow bench, explants were
soaked in 70% alcohol for 2 min. The explants was then washed with sterile distilled water.
Subsequently, the explants was sterilized in 50% chlorox (sodium hypochlorite) + 2 drops of
Tween-20 for 10 min for the explants near the root and 20% chlorox + 2 drops of Tween-20 for
10 min for explants near the shoot. All explants was washed 3 times with sterile distilled water.
The explants were then dried in a Petri dish atop a layer of sterilized filter paper.