Q.What is Zeatin ?

No single culture medium supports optimum growth for every kind of plant tissue, so choosing and correctly preparing a medium is one of the biggest determinants of whether a tissue culture experiment succeeds. MS medium (Murashige and Skoog, 1962) is the medium most widely used across all kinds of plant tissue culture work; it supplies a defined set of macronutrients, micronutrients, minor nutrients, an iron stock, vitamins, growth hormones (auxins and cytokinins such as IAA and kinetin), myo-inositol and sucrose as a carbon source. Other formulations exist for specific purposes, including B5 medium (Gamborg et al., 1968), White's medium (White, 1943) and Nitsch's medium (Nitsch and Nitsch, 1969). A medium can be prepared as a liquid, or solidified into a semisolid or solid form using a gelling agent - almost always ag …