Young shoots (under 20 cm) of Aloe vera were harvested
from the Kim Jeong Moon Aloe farm (Jeju, Korea). Meristem
segments were sterilized using 70% ethanol for 30 s and 4%
sodium hypochlorite for 5 min. The explants were rinsed five
times with sterilized water. The sterilized meristem segments
were cut into six slices, and six explants were placed on each
Petri dish, with five replicates per condition. The explants
were cultured in a temperature-controlled room at 25 ± 1°C
under a 16: 8 (light: dark) photoperiod with light intensity of
50 μE m-2,-1 from cool white fluorescent tubes.
Effect of BA
concentration in MS medium on shoot induction.