Ornamental bromeliads are multiplied by micropropagation,
most use short stems as explants and induce shoot growth from the
axil (Fitchet, 1990; Hosoki and Asahira, 1980; Mekers and Onsem,
1983; Zimmer and Pieper, 1976). Although axillary buds can be
induced through liquid cultures in the sucker short stem