. 2018 Sep 18;24(6):1273–1284. doi: 10.1007/s12298-018-0600-x

Table 2.

Effect of different cytokinins on shoot multiplication using nodal explants of L. inermis

Cytokinin type	Concentration (µM)	Explant response (%)	No. of shoots/explant	Shoot length (cm)
BA	0.25	46.67 ± 1.53^ij	8.33 ± 1.15^e	3.07 ± 0.47^ghi
	0.5	79.67 ± 0.58^bcd	24.33 ± 0.58^a	5.53 ± 0.42^d
	1.0	68.33 ± 7.64^e	17.00 ± 1.00^b	4.60 ± 0.00^e
	2.5	61.67 ± 1.53^f	13.33 ± 0.58^c	4.17 ± 0.45^e
	5.0	53.33 ± 3.06^gh	11.33 ± 0.58^d	3.20 ± 0.20^g
	10	44.00 ± 6.08^j	8.00 ± 1.00^ef	2.37 ± 0.32^hij
2-iP	0.25	74.33 ± 1.15^d	5.00 ± 1.00^g	6.23 ± 0.21^d
	0.5	91.33 ± 3.21^a	8.33 ± 1.53^e	9.77 ± 0.06^a
	1.0	84.67 ± 1.15^b	7.67 ± 0.58^ef	9.17 ± 0.15^ab
	2.5	77.67 ± 2.52^cd	7.00 ± 1.00^ef	8.83 ± 0.12^b
	5.0	80.33 ± 3.21^bc	6.67 ± 0.58^f	7.60 ± 0.17^c
	10	67.00 ± 2.00^e	4.67 ± 0.58^gh	4.27 ± 0.31^e
KIN	0.25	28.67 ± 2.89^kl	3.00 ± 1.00^ij	2.30 ± 0.61^jk
	0.5	60.67 ± 4.04^f	4.33 ± 0.58^ghi	4.31 ± 0.58^e
	1.0	57.00 ± 1.00^fg	3.33 ± 0.58^hij	3.40 ± 0.26^f
	2.5	50.33 ± 2.52^hi	2.67 ± 0.58^j	3.17 ± 1.04^gh
	5.0	33.67 ± 1.53^k	2.33 ± 0.58j	2.60 ± 0.10^ghij
	10	27.00 ± 2.65^l	2.67 ± 1.15^j	2.00 ± 0.87^k
Control	0.0	0.0^m	0.0^k	0.0ⁱ
Treatment df (n − 1)	18	189.6***	133.14***	94.51***
Cytokinin type (T)	2	87.52***	18.8***	71.25***
Cytokinin conc. (C)	5	19.07***	2.34NS	10.24***
TxC	10	6.64***	38.02***	7.88***

***Significant at p < 0.001 level; NS non significant; Means within column followed by same letter are not significantly (p < 0.05) different as determined by Duncan’s Multiple Range test (DMRT)