Murashige and Skoog Basal Medium
SIGMA/M0404 - powder, suitable for plant cell culture, with Gamborg′s vitamins
Synonym: MS0 Medium; MSO Medium; Murashige and Skoog (Gamborg Modified) Basal Media; MS Basal Medium
MDL Number: MFCD00240976
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | agriculture |
| form | powder |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| shipped in | ambient |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| technique(s) | cell culture | plant: suitable |
| Application: | Murashige and Skoog Basal Medium has been used: • to germinate the seeds for seedling growth and germination studies • in the suspension culture of Nicotiana plumbaginifolia for transformation • in the root culture of hairy clone A. artemisiifolia T4 |
| Preparation Note: | Formulated to contain 4.4 grams of powder per liter of medium. |
| Preparation Note: | Murashige and Skoog medium can be reconstituted from powder or by combining products that are major components of complete M&S medium, such as macronutrient, micronutrient and vitamin mixtures. Murashige and Skoog medium (M0404) contains the macro- and micronutrients of M&S basal medium as described by Gamborg, et al (1968). It can be supplemented with organics and with auxins (IAA) and cytokinins (Kinetin) to generate a complete medium for growth plant tissue culture. |
| Preparation Note: | With the macro- and micronutrients as described by Murashige and Skoog (1962) and the vitamins as described by Gamborg, et al. (1968). Media Formulation ![]() |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS03,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H272 - H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P220 - P264 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P337 + P313 |
| Hazard Codes | O,Xi |
| Risk Statements | 8-36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26 |
| RIDADR | UN 1477 5.1 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 12352207 |



