Table 1.
Effect of cytokinins on induction of shoots from nodal segments of R. pectinata.
| Conc. of cytokinins (mg L−1) | Response (%) | Shoot number (mean ± SD) | Shoot length (cm) (mean ± SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAP | Kin | |||
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 ± 0.00a | 0.0 ± 0.00a |
| 0.5 | — | 75 | 1.2 ± 0.11b | 3.0 ± 0.20e |
| 1.0 | — | 98 | 3.2 ± 0.10f | 4.3 ± 0.13d |
| 1.5 | — | 86 | 1.7 ± 0.21d | 3.2 ± 0.21d |
| 2.0 | — | 72 | 1.0 ± 0.24b | 2.8 ± 0.14b |
| 3.0 | — | 60 | 1.2 ± 0.17b | 1.5 ± 0.21b |
| — | 0.5 | 59 | 1.5 ± 0.20c | 1.8 ± 0.10c |
| — | 1.0 | 74 | 2.0 ± 0.15e | 2.2 ± 0.26d |
| — | 1.5 | 76 | 1.2 ± 0.24b | 2.8 ± 0.14c |
| — | 2.0 | 65 | 1.4 ± 0.40c | 2.0 ± 0.31b |
| — | 3.0 | 52 | 1.0 ± 0.16b | 1.7 ± 0.19b |
Note. Mean separation was analyzed by ANOVA using SPSS software (ver. 16.0); the values represented in corresponding column followed by same letters are not significantly different according to DMRT at P < 0.05.