%0 Journal Article %T In vitro propagation of Stevia rebaudiana Bert in Bangladesh %A MS Uddin %A MSH Chowdhury %A MMMH Khan %A MB Uddin %A R Ahmed %A MdA Baten %J African Journal of Biotechnology %D 2006 %I Academic Journals %X An experiment was conducted on in vitro culture of Stevia rebaudiana Bert, an important non-caloric sweetening herb to explore its potential for micro-propagation. Leaf, nodal and inter-nodal segments of the selected herb as explant were cultured on MS medium containing 2,4-D at 2, 3, 4 and 5 mg/L for callus induction. Inter-nodal segments initiated callus earlier than node and leaf. The highest amount of callus was found in MS medium with 3.0 mg/L 2,4-D and MS medium with 5.0 mg/L 2,4-D gave the poorest callus %U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajb/article/view/43088