Table 1.
Explant |
MS + 2,4-D (mg/L) | Morphogenetic Response | Callus | |
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Mean fresh weight (mg) | Mean dry weight (mg) | |||
Leaf | 1.0 | Friable white callus | 234.4 ± 0.12i | 08.2 ± 0.44k |
2.0 | Friable white callus | 255.9 ± 0.23g | 09.6 ± 0.24j | |
3.0 | Friable white callus | 287.8 ± 0.91f | 11.4 ± 0.49h | |
4.0 | Friable white callus | 330.6 ± 0.76b | 16.7 ± 0.68b | |
5.0 | Friable white callus | 378.7 ± 0.67a | 19.2 ± 0.15a | |
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Stem (Inter node) |
1.0 | Friable white callus | 92.6 ± 0.19l | 1.03 ± 0.11n |
2.0 | Friable white callus | 123.5 ± 0.28k | 2.30 ± 0.67m | |
3.0 | Friable white callus | 185.6 ± 0.36j | 06.6 ± 0.23l | |
4.0 | Friable white callus | 241.5 ± 0.34h | 12.3 ± 0.08f | |
5.0 | Compact brown callus | 232.2 ± 0.24i | 09.4 ± 0.24j | |
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Root | 1.0 | Friable white callus | 123.6 ± 0.34k | 07.4 ± 0.55k |
2.0 | Friable white callus | 256.7 ± 0.12i | 11.7 ± 0.23g | |
3.0 | Friable brown callus | 323.8 ± 0.36c | 15.5 ± 0.12c | |
4.0 | dark brown callus | 294.3 ± 0.45d | 14.6 ± 0.67d | |
5.0 | dark brown callus | 288.3 ± 0.44e | 13.8 ± 0.11e |
Data represents average of three replicates. Each replicate consists of 25 cultures. Data scored at the end of 3 weeks of culture. Mean ± standard error. Mean followed by the same superscript in a column is not significantly different at P=0.05.