Objective To study the brown staining of Maganolia biloba (Rehd et Wils)cheng stem fragments as explants during inducing the callus. Method The explant was sterilized and inoculated in a culture medium in which the anti-brown staining agent was added. Results The pretreated explants in 4 ~C for 48 h were effective to control brown staining; The anti-browning agent added into the medium were better than the adsorbents into medium; Vitamin C was the best material in all anti-browning stain agents, and the adsorbent PVP was better than active ca...