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Table 3.

Influence of different cytokinins on shoot regeneration from shoot apex of Ruta graveolens on MS medium, after 8 weeks of culture.

Cytokinins (µM)			% Response	Mean no. of shoots	Mean shoot length (cm)
BA	Kn	2iP	% Response	Mean no. of shoots	Mean shoot length (cm)
0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0ⁱ	0.0^h	0.0^h
0.5	–	–	11.3±1.76^fgh	1.8±0.37^g	2.2±0.33^efg
2.5	–	–	15.0±2.51^defg	3.4±0.67^fg	2.5±0.31^defg
5.0	–	–	17.3±1.76^cdef	6.0±0.54^bcd	3.1±0.22^bcde
10.0	–	–	27.6±1.45^a	9.4±0.74^a	4.3±0.29^a
20.0	–	–	22.6±2.67^abc	7.4±0.50^b	4.0±0.31^ab
–	0.5	–	8.0±1.15^h	2.0±0.31^g	1.8±0.33^g
–	2.5	–	10.6±1.33^gh	3.6±0.60^efg	2.0±0.35^fg
–	5.0	–	15.3±2.67^defg	5.4±0.74^cde	2.8±0.37^defg
–	10.0	–	22.6±1.76^abc	7.6±0.60^b	3.5±0.28^abcd
–	20.0	–	18.0±2.30^cde	7.0±0.54^bc	3.8±0.20^abc
–	–	0.5	7.6±1.20^h	2.4±0.87^g	2.0±0.33^fg
–	–	2.5	10.3±1.67^gh	3.0±0.89^g	2.1±0.29^fg
–	–	5.0	12.0±1.15^efgh	4.6±0.67^def	2.5±0.27^efg
–	–	10.0	25.0±2.88^ab	7.4±0.50^b	2.9±0.38^cdef
–	–	20.0	21.0±2.08^bcd	6.4±0.50^bcd	2.7±0.34^defg

Data shows mean ± standard error of 20 replicates per treatment in three repeated experiments. Means followed by the same alphabets are not significantly different (P = 0.05) using Duncan’s multiple range test.