This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of sodium hypochlorite for sterilizing young leaf explants of durian plants (Durio zibethinus) in in-vitro culture. This research was carried out at the Tissue Culture Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Sriwijaya University, Bukit Lama, Kec. Ilir Barat I, Palembang City, South Sumatra with location coordinates 2 59'23.4"S; 104 43'53.4"E from June to …