Question

Coconut milk used in tissue culture enhances cell division and plant growth. What is the active ingredient in coconut milk that causes this effect?

Answer 1

Coconut milk is a liquid endosperm, and has been found to be a very significant enhancer of growth and proliferation of plant stem cell tissues in the culture. Cytokinins present in the cocnut milk are attributed to this effect. Cytokinins stimulate shoot initiation, root growth, cell division, and leaf senescence.

Answer 2

Cytokinins specialize in cell division, shoot hormones, and shoot function. Also root development and embryo formation. Coconut milk could induce cell division, and changing the ratio in auxons to cytokinins in a plant can induce in either root or shoot development.

Choose the answer that has cytokinins in it.