. 2016 Mar 12;14(1):55–60. doi: 10.1016/j.jgeb.2016.02.001

Table 1.

Effect of different concentrations of 2,4-D and Kn on somatic embryogenesis from cotyledon and leaf explants of Capsicum baccatum L.

Growth regulators concentration (mg l⁻¹)		Cotyledon		Leaf
Growth regulators concentration (mg l⁻¹)		% cultures showing	Mean No. of embryos	% cultures showing	Mean No. of embryos
2,4-D	Kn	Embryogenesis	Per explant	Embryogenesis	Per explant
0.5	0.5	33.3 ± 1.28^f	2.4 ± 0.43^gh	53.6 ± 1.62^f	6.2 ± 0.72^ef
1.0	0.5	76.4 ± 1.54^bc	6.2 ± 0.73^e	77.2 ± 1.28^de	8.6 ± 0.53^cd
1,5	0.5	78.2 ± 1.68^bc	8.3 ± 0.57^c	92.3 ± 1.54^ab	14.8 ± 0.83^bc
2.0	0.5	86.6 ± 1.58^a	12.4 ± 0.38^a	96.5 ± 1.92^ab	18.3 ± 0.58^a
2.5	0.5	81.1 ± 1.92^bc	9.2 ± 0.84^b	89.2 ± 1.38^bc	11.4 ± 0.68^bc
3.0	0.5	76.2 ± 1.38^bc	7.3 ± 0.92^d	83.6 ± 1.42^cd	8.9 ± 0.43^cd
4.0	0.5	68.2 ± 1.46^d	4.8 ± 0.63^f	72.2 ± 1.46^de	5.4 ± 0.65^ef
5.0	0.5	42.8 ± 1.72^e	1.8 ± 0.78^gh	54.9 ± 1.68^f	2.8 ± 0.82^g

Each experiment had 20 replications and was repeated thrice.

Mean ± SE within a column followed by the same letters are not significantly different at P < 0.05 according to DNMRT.