Aagr which enjoyed as a sole gelling agent In plant tissue culture media can be successfully replaced with sago and arrow root. The study involving gelling agents like isubgol, arrow root, sago and gelatin revealed that arrow root at 80 to 120g/l and sago at 50 to 80 g/l can be successfully used to replace agar which reduces the cost to an extent of three to tour times than that of agar.