Table 1.
Treatment | Concentration (mg L−1) | CI (%) 1 | EC (%) | RE (Number) |
---|---|---|---|---|
AgNO3 | 0 | 80.00 abc2 | 65.00 bc | 0.43 bcd |
AgNO3 | 2 | 82.50 abc | 70.00 abc | 0.20 d |
AgNO3 | 4 | 60.00 d | 37.50 d | 0.13 d |
AgNO3 | 6 | 90.00 ab | 80.00 ab | 0.73 ab |
AgNO3 | 8 | 90.00 ab | 80.00 ab | 0.83 a |
Means | 80.50 | 66.50 | 0.46 | |
Ag-NPs | 0 | 80.00 abc | 65.00 bc | 0.43 bcd |
Ag-NPs | 2 | 95.00 a | 85.00 a | 0.68 ab |
Ag-NPs | 4 | 87.50 ab | 67.50 abc | 0.55 abc |
Ag-NPs | 6 | 75.00 bcd | 62.50 bc | 0.65 ab |
Ag-NPs | 8 | 67.50 cd | 55.00 c | 0.33 cd |
Means | 81.00 | 67.00 | 0.53 | |
Mean concentration | 0 | 80.00 | 65.00 a | 0.43 bc |
2 | 88.75 | 77.50 a | 0.44 bc | |
4 | 73.75 | 52.50 b | 0.34 c | |
6 | 82.50 | 71.25 a | 0.69 a | |
8 | 78.75 | 67.50 a | 0.58 ab | |
Mean square of treatment (T) | 2.50 ns | 2.50 ns | 0.04 ns | |
Mean square of concentration (C) | 241.25 ns | 685.00 ** | 0.15 * | |
Mean square of T × C | 821.25 *** | 1027.50 *** | 0.32 *** |
1 CI: callus induction (%); EC: embryogenic callus induction (%); and RE: regeneration efficiency (number). 2 Letters of the same notation indicate important items. ns: non-significant at p ≥ 0.05; ** significant at p ≤ 0.01; * significant at p ≤ 0.05; *** significant at p ≤ 0.001.