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Table 2.

Effect of different concentrations of cytokinins, benzylaminopurine (BAP) and thidiazuron (TDZ), supplemented individually and in combination with indole acetic acid (IAA) to woody plant basal medium, on per cent response and shoot organogenesis

PGR			Per cent bud break (after 21 days)	Number of shoot buds per explants (after 21 days)	Number of shoots per explant (after 60 days)	Length of the shoots (after 60 days)	Comments
BAP	TDZ	IAA	Per cent bud break (after 21 days)	Number of shoot buds per explants (after 21 days)	Number of shoots per explant (after 60 days)	Length of the shoots (after 60 days)	Comments
0.5	–	–	90 ± 6.88^ab	2.15 ± 0.109^de	2.9 ± 0.32^d	2.38 ± 0.12^a	^y
1.0	–	–	100 ± 0^a	3.25 ± 0.239^d	4.85 ± 0.49^c	2.42 ± 0.13^a	^y
1.5	–	–	95 ± 5^ab	1.3 ± 0.105^e	3.65 ± 0.26^cd	1.98 ± 0.126^b	^y
–	0.5	–	90 ± 6.88^ab	11.85 ± 0.36^a	4.15 ± 0.39^cd	1.53 ± 0.121^c	^x
–	1.0	–	80 ± 9.17^ab	11.2 ± 0.66^ab	1.2 ± 0.09^ef	1.043 ± 0.059^d	^x
–	1.5	–	85 ± 8.19^ab	9.9 ± 0.42^b	0.35 ± 0.109^f	0.72 ± 0.066^e	^x
1.0	–	0.5	100 ± 0^a	6.4 ± 0.49^c	13.9 ± 0.68^a	2.47 ± 0.072^a	^y
1.0	–	1.0	95 ± 5^ab	5.35 ± 0.109^c	10.35 ± 0.74^b	2.306 ± 0.191^a	^y
–	0.5	0.5	90 ± 6.88^ab	11.65 ± 0.949^a	3.2 ± 0.46^d	1.245 ± 0.102^cd	^x
–	0.5	1.0	75 ± 9.93^b	10.4 ± 0.81^ab	1.65 ± 0.209^e	0.576 ± 0.04^e	^x

Data are means from 20 replicates ± SE and those representing similar letter in the appropriate column are not significantly different (ANOVA, P ≤ 0.05)

^xThick, hyperhydric and stunted shoots

^ySlender shoots with small diameter and exhibited pre-mature leaf fall