Table 6.
Effect of two auxins (IBA and NAA) with different concentration and light/dark (7 days dark) treatment on rooting on MM 104 shoots
| Treatments | Concentration (µM) | Root No. | Root length (cm) | Rooting % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Dark | Light | Dark | Light | Dark | |
| T1 | Control | 0.00 (± 0.00)e | 0.00(± 0.00)e | 0.00(± 0.00)d | 0.00(± 0.00)f | 0.00(± 0.00)d |
| T2 | 0.1 IBA | 4.33(± 0.11)bc | 3.81(± 0.43)a | 1.72(± 0.06)a | 91.67(± 6.70)a | 41.67(± 3.66)b |
| T3 | 1.0 IBA | 5.31(± 0.15)b | 2.01(± 0.04)b | 1.27(± 0.04)b | 75.00(± 4.32)b | 45.83(± 4.12)b |
| T4 | 10.0 IBA | 1.5 (± 0.02)d | 0.75(± 0.01)d | 0.68(± 0.00)c | 25.00(± 2.54)d | 45.83(± 4.00)b |
| T5 | 0.1 NAA | 2.0 (± 0.18)d | 1.50(± 0.01)c | 1.77(± 0.06)a | 12.50(± 1.60)e | 50.00(± 3.88)a |
| T6 | 1.0 NAA | 5.26(± 0.21)b | 1.64(± 0.02)c | 0.88(± 0.02)c | 54.17(± 5.22)c | 54.17(± 4.33)a |
| T7 | 10.0 NAA | 3.98(± 0.09)c | 1.10(± 0.02)c | 0.61(± 0.01)c | 58.33(± 6.44)c | 29.17(± 2.11)c |
| T8 | 1.0 IBA + 1.0 NAA | 7.48(± 0.60)a | 1.08(± 0.02)c | 0.76(± 0.01)c | 58.33(± 6.230)c | 50.00(± 4.64)a |
Data are mean of three replicates each with eight explant, values in parenthesis are ± SE. For each parameter, values with different letters in superscript are significantly different (p < 0.05)