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. 2011 Jul 1;17(3):263–270. doi: 10.1007/s12298-011-0073-7

Table 2.

Effect of BA and 2-iP on shoot multiplication using nodal explants of B. orellana

Cytokinin Conc. (μM) Explant responsea (%) No. of shoots/explanta Mean shoot lengtha (cm)
Control 0.0 0.00g 0.00i 0.00i
2-iP 0.5 4.5f 1.43hi 1.50cde
1.0 43.2de 4.58fg 2.25bc
2.5 63.5bc 20.11c 5.83a
5.0 93.3a 35.71a 5.96a
10.0 73.5bc 3.53gh 1.47cde
15.0 33.3e 0.94i 1.33cde
BA 0.5 1.2fg 1.72hi 1.05de
1.0 33.3e 5.99ef 2.65b
2.5 43.3de 7.75e 1.96bcd
5.0 56.7cd 10.66d 1.42cde
10.0 76.8b 23.26b 0.92e
15.0 63.5c 12.66d 0.70ef
Treatment Df (n-1) 12 37.43*** 220.60*** 37.22***
Auxin type(T) Df (n-1) 1 5.20 2.69 80.391***
Auxin conc.(C) Df (n-1) 5 50.60*** 206.374*** 34.780***
T X C Df (n-1) 11 26.79*** 204.923*** 33.074***

aMeans with in a column followed by same letters are not significantly different as determined by DNMRT (P < 0.05). ***significant at P < 0.001 level