Figure 2.

Micropropagation of the wild fig (Ficus palmata). (a) Axillary shoot multiplication using nodal explants cultured onto MS medium supplemented with 2 mg/L BAP after 7 weeks in culture, (b,c) negative effects of high sucrose (60 g/L) and high light intensity (70 PPFD), respectively, on shoot multiplication and growth, (d) elongation of individual axillary shoots cultured onto MS medium supplemented with 1 g/L activated charcoal under dark incubation, (e) in vitro rooting of axillary shoots onto MS medium supplemented with 1 mg/L IAA after 4 weeks of dark condition (left) and followed by 3 weeks under light incubation (right), (f) micropropagated plantlet covered with a polyethylene bag, (g) micropropagated plantlet following 4 weeks of acclimatization, and (h) micropropagated plants in the greenhouse after 12 weeks of acclimatization.