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Composition of Some Plant Tissue Culture Media -

Compound Concentration (mg/l)
  White's1 MS2 B53
Inorganic      

NH4NO3

-- 1650 --
KNO3 80 1900 2527.5
MgSO4.7H2O 750 370 246.5
KH2PO4 -- 170 --
(NH4)2SO4 -- -- 134
Ca(NO3)2.4H2O 300 -- --
Na2SO4 200 -- --
NaH2PO4.H2O 19 -- 150
KCI 65 -- --
CaCI2.2H2O -- 440 150
KI 0.75 0.83 0.75

H3BO3

1.5 6.2 3
MnSO4.4H2O 5 22.3 --
MnSO4.H2O -- -- 10
ZnSO4.7H2O 3 8.6 2
Na2MoO4.2H2O -- 0.25 0.25
MoO3 0.001 -- --

CuSO4.5H2O

0.01 0.025 0.025
CoCl2.6H2O -- 0.025 0.025
Fe2 (SO4)3 2.5 -- --
FeSO4.7H2O -- 27.8 --
Na2.EDT A.2H2O -- 37.3 --
Sequestrene 330 Fe4 -- -- 28
Organic      
(a) Vitamins      
Inositol -- 100 100
Nicotinic acid 0.05 0.5 1
Pyridoxine HCl 0.01 0.5 1
Thiamine HCl 0.01 0.1 10
(b) Amino acid      
Glycine 3 2 --
(c) Carbon source      
Sucrose (g/l) 20 30 20
(d) Growth regulators As per need (Section 3.5.4)  
Gelling agent (for callus cultures)      
Agar Generally 6-8 g/l of the medium
Medium pH generally adjusted to 1N HCl or 1N NaOH