Somatic Embryo from Basal Leaf Segments of Vanda tricolor Lindl. var. pallida
<p class="Els-Abstract-text">Somatic embryogenesis is one of techniques in plant micropropagation. The induction of somatic embryogenesis through callus phase was done on <em>Vanda tricolor</em> Lindl. var. pallida. This study aimed to find out the effect of naphtalene acetic acid (NAA) and benzyl amino purine (BAP) in inducing somatic embryogenesis via callus on the basal leaf segments of <em>Vanda tricolor</em> Lindl. var. pallida. The half-strength of Murashige and Skoog (½ MS) medium with 1 % sucrose, incorporated with (0.02 mg · L<sup>–1</sup>and 0.05 mg · L<sup>–1</sup>) NAA and also 0.01 mg · L<sup>–1</sup> BAP were used in this experiment. The best medium for embryogenic callus formation and proliferation was 0.05 mg · L<sup>–1</sup> NAA in combination with 0.01 mg · L<sup>–1</sup> BAP. The formation of somatic embryos occurred 30 d after the calluses were cultured on to ½ MS without the addition of plant growth regulator and subsequently formed shoots.</p>