Table 5.

Effect of shoot size on in vitro rooting response of B. orellana shoots

Shoot size (cm)	% of response	Root number	Root length
<1.0	4.5d	0.66e	3.66a
1.1–2.0	46.6c	10.53d	2.83ab
2.1–3.0	83.6ab	16.33b	1.76ab
3.1–4.0	95.5a	20.23a	1.70ab
4.1–5.0	63.5bc	5.80c	0.53c
Main Effect F Df (n-1) 4	34.66***	101.41***	2.07

^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