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

Table 5.

Effect of auxin pulse treatments (5 min) on ex vitro rooting of micropropagated shoots of L. inermis

Auxin Concentration (mM) Rooting percentage (%) Root number Mean root length (cm)
NAA 0.44 100.00 ± 0.00a 19.33 ± 0.58a 12.00 ± 0.87a
0.88 96.50 ± 1.24ab 16.67 ± 1.53bc 10.10 ± 1.08a
1.32 95.00 ± 1.26b 13.67 ± 0.58d 6.43 ± 0.93b
IBA 0.49 100.00 ± 0.00a 17.67 ± 0.58ab 12.13 ± 0.81a
0.98 98.60 ± 0.94ab 15.67 ± 1.53c 10.30 ± 2.14a
1.47 91.33 ± 2.05c 12.00 ± 1.00d 4.92 ± 1.38b
Control 0.0 0.0c 0.0e 0.0c
Treatment Df (n−1) = 6 7.39*** 19.29*** 16.08***
Auxin Type (T) 1 0.33NS 13.00* 0.58NS
Auxin conc.(C) 2 0.52NS 0.01NS 16.75*
TxC 2 0.35NS 0.79NS 0.19NS

***Significant at p < 0.001 level; *Significant at p < 0.05 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)