Question

What Plant Hormone Is Most Commonly Used In Plant Tissue Culture?

Answer 1

Auxins and cytokinins

1. Auxins and cytokinins are plant hormones commonly used in plant tissue culture.
2. They induce organogenesis in callus auxin initiates root formation and cytokinin initiates shoot formation in callus (undifferentiated mass of cells).
3. The most widely used synthetic auxin in tissue culture is 2,4-dichloro phenoxy acetic acid.
4. Benzyl-aminopurine and Kinetin are the most frequently used cytokinin in plant tissue cultures.