In vitro Direct Shoot Organogenesis and Regeneration of Plantlets from Leaf Explants of Sentang (Azadirachta excelsa)

A micropropagation protocol for the production of Azadirachta excelsa plantlets was developed through the formation of shoots using leaf cuttings. Leaf cuttings cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 2 mg L-1 benzylaminopurine (BAP), .2 mg L-1 kinetin and 6 mg L-1 adenine sulphate produced an average of 5 shoot primordias per leaf cutting. Twenty five percent of these shoot primordias formed shoots with true leaves when cultured on MS medium supplemented with 1 mg L-1 BAP and 12.5 mg L-1 magnesium sulphate. One hundred percent of these shoots formed roots when transferred onto medium supplemented with 10 mg L-1 α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA).