Growth and Substrate Utilization of Cell Suspension Cultures of Cucumus Sativus on Milk Whey Based Media

Sucrose and glucose are the most effective carbon sources in supporting high growth rates and biomass yields in plant cell cultures. Media based on waste material such as milk whey and molasses have been tested also (Fowler and Stepan-Sarkissian 1985), but no growth data in these media have been reported (Berlin and Sasse 1985; Fowler 1982).