. 2013 Sep 26;4(4):431–437. doi: 10.1007/s13205-013-0172-y

Table 1.

Effect of various cytokinins on in vitro shoot induction in Stevia rebaudiana

	Plant growth regulator (mg/l)			Number of shoots	Shoot length (cm)	Number of leaves
	BAP	Kinetin	TDZ	Number of shoots	Shoot length (cm)	Number of leaves
A	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.50 ± 0.28^a	1.75 ± 0.14^bcd	14.50 ± 1.50^bc
B	0.2	–	–	2.25 ± 0.25^a	1.20 ± 0.27^abc	15.75 ± 1.84^bc
C	0.5	–	–	1.75 ± 0.25^a	0.80 ± 0.08^ab	15.25 ± 1.79^bc
D	1.0	–	–	2.00 ± 0.00^a	0.45 ± 0.09^a	12.00 ± 1.63^ab
E	–	0.2	–	2.00 ± 0.00^a	1.95 ± 0.35^cde	12.25 ± 0.25^ab
F	–	0.5	–	1.50 ± 0.28^a	1.00 ± 0.08^ab	20.00 ± 0.81^de
G	–	1.0	–	1.75 ± 0.25^a	1.15 ± 0.05^abc	17.50 ± 0.50^cd
H	0.2	0.2	–	2.00 ± 0.00^a	3.10 ± 0.96^f	11.50 ± 0.50^ab
I	0.5	0.5	–	2.25 ± 0.25^a	0.82 ± 0.19^ab	9.50 ± 0.95^a
J	1.0	1.0	–	1.75 ± 0.25^a	0.95 ± 0.12^ab	8.00 ± 1.63^a
K	–	–	0.01	2.00 ± 0.00^a	2.82 ± 0.11^ef	22.75 ± 0.94^ef
L	–	–	0.03	2.00 ± 0.00^a	2.60 ± 0.21^def	23.50 ± 1.25^ef
M	–	–	0.05	2.00 ± 0.00^a	2.77 ± 0.13^ef	24.25 ± 0.47^f
N	–	–	0.1	2.00 ± 0.00^a	2.65 ± 0.12^def	24.75 ± 0.94^fg
O	–	–	0.2	2.00 ± 0.00^a	2.30 ± 0.13^def	28.50 ± 1.25^g
P	–	–	0.5	3.00 ± 0.57^b	2.20 ± 0.11^def	33.00 ± 2.88^h

Parameters have been recorded after 3 weeks of culture. Data are in the form of mean ± SEM, and means followed by the same letter within the columns are not significantly different (P = 0.05) using Duncan’s multiple range test