Table 1.
| S. number |
Photoperiod (light/dark) |
Carbohydrate source | Subculture duration | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | G | F | M | L | 4 wks | 6 wks | 8 wks | ||
| 1 | 12 h/12 h | b | c | c | c | d | d | c | c |
| 2 | 16 h/8 h | a | b | b | b | d | d | a | b |
| 3 | 8 h/16 h | d | d | d | d | d | d | d | d |
S: sucrose, G: glucose, F: fructose, M: maltose, and L: lactose (All 2.5%). Flowering response: a: average of 12 flower buds per culture, b: average of 6 flower buds per culture, c: average of 4 flower buds per culture, and d: no flowering. All cultures were maintained on full strength MS medium with 1 mg/L BAP and .007% adenine sulfate.