Research Article

Micropropagation of an Exotic Ornamental Plant, Calathea crotalifera, for Production of High Quality Plantlets

Table 1

Three different treatments in surface sterilization for shoot bud explants of C. crotalifera.

DisinfectantTreatment 1 (T1)Treatment 2 (T2)Treatment 3 (T3)

First disinfectant (v/v)30% NaOCl (15 minutes)30% NaOCl (15 minutes)30% NaOCl (15 minutes)
Second disinfectant (v/v)30% NaOCl (10 minutes)70% ethanol (1 minute)70% ethanol (1 minute)
Third disinfectant (w/v)70% ethanol (1 minute)0.1% HgCl2 (10 minutes)0.3% HgCl2 (10 minutes)