Table 3.
Subculture passages | No. of shoots/explant⁎ | Shoot length⁎ (cm) |
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First | 5.62 ± 0.01d | 4.19 ± 0.01c |
Second | 11.39 ± 0.02c | 4.17 ± 0.02c |
Third | 17.89 ± 0.02b | 5.16 ± 0.01b |
Fourth | 32.27 ± 0.01a | 6.38 ± 0.01a |
Fifth | 32.23 ± 0.02a | 6.34 ± 0.01a |
Medium: 0.8% agar-solidified full-strength MS medium + 3% sucrose + 0.5 mg/l BA. Data recorded after 4 weeks of each subculture.
Each value represents the mean ± SE of three repeated experiments. Each mean value followed by the same letter does not differ significantly according to Duncan's Multiple Range Test (p ≤ 0.05).