Table 5.
Effect of Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain, plant genotype and age of seedling on the percentage of hairy root induction in the ex vitro method.
| Strain | Plant genotype | Age of seedlings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-d | 7-d | 10-d | ||
| R1000 | Williams | 46.66 ± 2.98cdef | 60.00 ± 0.00bcd | 93.33 ± 2.98a |
| Jack | 20.00 ± 0.00ghi | 66.66 ± 2.98bc | 33.33 ± 5.96efgh | |
| Bert | 33.33 ± 2.98efgh | 100.00 ± 0.00a | 60.00 ± 5.16bcd | |
| 20SS01 | 26.66 ± 5.96fgh | 80.00 ± 5.16ab | 46.66 ± 2.98cdef | |
| A4 | Williams | 0.00 ± 0.00i | 53.33 ± 2.98cde | 13.33 ± 2.98hi |
| Jack | 0.00 ± 0.00i | 66.66 ± 2.98bc | 20.00 ± 5.16ghi | |
| Bert | 13.33 ± 2.98hi | 60.00 ± 0.00bcd | 33.33 ± 2.98efgh | |
| 20SS01 | 40.00 ± 0.00defg | 93.33 ± 2.98a | 33.33 ± 5.96efgh | |
| ARqual | Williams | 26.66 ± 8.94fgh | 80.00 ± 0.00ab | 40.00 ± 0.00defg |
| Jack | 20.00 ± 5.16ghi | 60.00 ± 0.00bcd | 20.00 ± 0.00ghi | |
| Bert | 60.00 ± 5.16bcd | 80.00 ± 0.00ab | 33.33 ± 2.98efgh | |
| 20SS01 | 26.66 ± 2.98fgh | 60.00 ± 0.00bcd | 40.00 ± 0.00defg | |
| K599 | Williams | 33.33 ± 2.98efgh | 60.00 ± 0.00bcd | 40.00 ± 0.00defg |
| Jack | 20.00 ± 0.00ghi | 60.00 ± 0.00bcd | 26.66 ± 2.98fgh | |
| Bert | 40.00 ± 0.00defg | 100.00 ± 0.00a | 40.00 ± 0.00defg | |
| 20SS01 | 53.33 ± 5.96cde | 93.33 ± 2.98a | 53.33 ± 2.98cde | |
Values represent the mean ± standard error from three replications. Values followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P< 0.05.
A total of 48 treatments were tested in replicated trials.