Table 4.
Study of seed viability and seedling vigour of spinach plant on MS media supplemented with different types of kinetin
| Medium number | Kinetin concentration (mg/l) | Seed viability | Seed vigourness a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germination (%) | Hypocotyle length (cm) | Radical length (cm) | Seedling length (cm) | Seedling fresh weight (g) | Number of leaves | ||
| 1 | – | 72.73 | 4.34 ± 0.3 | 5.16 ± 0.51 | 9.5 ± 0.70 | 0.11 ± 0.02 | 3.25 ± 0.31 |
| 2 | 0.5 | 75 | 3.25 ± 0.15 | 4.19 ± 0.46 | 7.44 ± 0.54 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | 3.2 ± 0.41 |
| 3 | 1 | 65 | 2.66 ± 0.34 | 3.45 ± 0.38 | 6.11 ± 0.55 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 2.62 ± 0.35 |
| 4 | 3 | 58.33 | 2.16 ± 0.24 | 1.39 ± 0.17 | 3.55 ± 0.33 | 0.03 ± 0.02 | 1.14 ± 0.32 |
| 5 | 5 | 45.84 | 1.33 ± 0.16 | 0.65 ± 0.15 | 1.97 ± 0.23 | 0.06 ± 0.03 | 1.09 ± 0.31 |
| 6 | 7 | 68.18 | 0.92 ± 0.14 | 0.71 ± 0.15 | 1.63 ± 0.27 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 2.00 ± 0.19 |
aThe values are expressed as average ± standard error from five replicates in each hormone concentration