Table 1.
Differential response of adventitious rooting with varying concentrations and types of auxins growing on solid MS medium with 3% sucrose after four weeks of incubation.
| Auxins | Concentration (mg/L) | Percent Root Induction | Number of Days to Root Initiation | Mean Root Number | Mean root Length (cm) | Fresh Biomass (g/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| IBA | 0.5 | 62 ± 2.67 d | 5 | 2.6 ± 0.39 c | 1.15 ± 0.11 cd | 9.5 ± 2.6 b |
| 1.0 | 76 ± 3.78 b | 5 | 4.1 ± 0.45 ab | 2.3 ± 0.12 bc | 12.3 ± 3.1 ab | |
| 1.5 | 67 ± 2.83 c | 5 | 1.7 ± 0.3 cd | 1.12 ± 0.13 c | 9.2 ± 2.7 b | |
| NAA | 0.5 | 78 ± 3.84 ab | 4 | 3.8 ± 0.43 b | 2.06 ± 0.05 b | 12.3 ± 3.1 ab |
| 1.0 | 87 ± 4.25 a | 4 | 6.8 ± 0.48 a | 3.2 ± 0.08 a | 15.7 ± 3.5 a | |
| 1.5 | 71 ± 3.72 bc | 4 | 2.9 ± 0.45 bc | 1.3 ± 0.08 cd | 10.2 ± 2.8 bc | |
| IAA | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1.5 | – | – | – | – | – |
Data represent the mean values of triplicates with ± standard error for each treatment in three repeated experiments. Means sharing the same letter are not significantly different (P = 0.05). IBA: Indole-3-butyric acid; NAA: α-naphthalene acetic acid. IAA: Indole-3- acetic acid; ‘0.0’ or ‘-’: no result.