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Table 1.

Effect of various culture media on seed germination in C. nervosa

Media	Average number of green seedlings per tube^a	Days taken for
Media	Average number of green seedlings per tube^a	Seed germination^a	Protocorm formation^a	Plantlet development^a
½ MS	34 ± 4.3b	78 ± 2.5a	62 ± 6.5a	82 ± 4.9b
MS	49 ± 3.2a	67 ± 4.3b	44 ± 7.8b	75 ± 6.2c
KC	31 ± 5.3b	71 ± 6.7a	68 ± 6.7a	98 ± 6.9a
VW	36 ± 6.4b	79 ± 5.9a	66 ± 7.1a	92 ± 7.3a

^aThe values represent the means (±SE) of three independent experiments. At least 12 cultures were raised for each experiment. Mean values within a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (P ≥ 0.05)