MS Medium [14] B5 Medium [15] Nitsch Medium [16] Components mg/L Components mg/L Components mg/L Macronutrients Macronutrients Macronutrients Ammonium nitrate 1,650.00 Potassium  nitrate 2500 Potassium  nitrate 950 Potassium nitrate 1,900.00 Ammonium  Sulphate 134 Ammonium  nitrate 720 Calcium chloride (anhydrous) 332.2 Calcium chloride.2H2O 150 Magnesium sulphate anhydrous 90.34 Magnesium sulfate (anhydrous) 180.7 Magnesium sulphate 122.1 Potassium phosphate monobasic 68 Potassium phosphate monobasic 170 Sodium phosphate monobasic 130.4 Micronutrients Micronutrients Micronutrients Manganese sulphate. H2O 18.94 Manganese sulfate monohydrate 16.9 Manganese sulphate. H2O 10 Boric acid 10 Ferrous sulfate heptahydrate 27.8 Boric acid 3 Molybdic acid (sodium salt).2H2O 0.25 Zinc sulfate heptahydrate 8.6 Potassium iodide 0.75 Zinc sulphate.7H2O 10 Boric acid 6.2 Molybdic acid (sodium salt).2H2O 0.25 Copper sulphate.5H2O 0.025 Potassium  iodide 0.83 Zinc sulphate.7H2O 2 Ferrous sulphate.7H2O 27.85 Sodium molybdate dehydrate 0.25 Copper sulphate.5H2O 0.025 EDTA disodium salt.2H2O 37.25 Cobalt chloride hexahydrate 0.025 Cobalt chloride.6H2O 0.025 Vitamins Cupric sulfate pentahydrate 0.025 Ferrous sulphate.7H2O 27.8 Myo-Inositol 100 Disodium EDTA dehydrate 37.26 EDTA disodium salt.2H2O 37.3 Thiamine hydrochloride 0.5 Vitamins Vitamins Pyridoxine hydrochloride 0.5 myo-Inositol 100 Myo-Inositol 100 Nicotinic acid 5 Nicotinic acid 0.5 Thiamine hydrochloride 10 Folic acid 0.5 Pyridoxine hydrochloride 0.5 Pyridoxine hydrochloride 1 Biotin 0.05 Thiamine hydrochloride 0.1 Nicotinic acid 1 Glycine 2 Sugar Sugar Sugar Sucrose 30000 Sucrose 20000 Sucrose 20000

Table 1: Composition of MS, B5 and Nitsch medium investigated in this study.