Micropropagation of Ficus carica L. through Tissue Culture System

Abstract

Ficus spp. is one of Moraceae family which natively to Westerns Asia and distributed worldwide and economically important. The richness of nutrients and latex cells make this plant possessed many pharmacological effects which is importantly to medicinal and drugs industries. The demand for this plant is very high despite the production of fig is very inconsistent from year to year. So, this study have determined the highest shoot regeneration recorded when the stem explant was cultured in MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/L of BAP + 0.0 g/L NAA with 2.57±0.997. For callus induction, the highest fresh weight in stem explant was 2.28±0.239 obtained when cultured in MS medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/L BAP + 1.0 mg/L NAA, shoot explant was 1.0 mg/L BAP + 0.5 mg/L NAA with fresh weight 2.39±0.134 g, petiole explant was 1.42±0.230 g in MS medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/L BAP + 1.0 mg/L NAA and root explant was was 1.43±0.148 g when explant was cultured on 1.0 mg/L BAP + 1.0 mg/L NAA.