Composition of the medium affected shoot survival and
growth. The proportion of shoots growing on MS2 and MS3
medium was 90 and 50%, respectively (Table 1). IBA
(0.05 mM) combined with 1.4 mM kinetin added to 1/2 MS
basal salts decreased the viability of shoots.
On medium MS1 and MS5 all explants turned brown and
died within 2 weeks.