Stable shoot cultures were established by transferring organogenic calli with shoot primordia to media with 0.1 mg/l α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) and 1.0 mg/l 6-benzylaminopurine (BA), while further cultivation on media of the same composition (TDZ or 2,4-D) resulted in the reduced growth and rhizogenesis, respectively. The TDZ induction treatment resulted in higher number of shoots per explant (7.9) than the 2,4-D treatment (4.3).