Table 4.
Mean, median, mode, and range for the main roots, secondary roots and thickness and length of the main root per plant produced during rooting of shoot explants in experiment 2 in the accession of common eggplant MEL1. Three experimental sessions with three replicates and five explants per Petri dish for each medium were used
| Medium | Main Roots | Secondary Roots | Main Roots thicknessb | Main Roots lengthc | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meana | Median | Mode | Range | Meana | Median | Mode | Range | Meana | Median | Mode | Range | Meana | Median | Mode | Range | |
| E0 | 1.3 a | 0 | 1 | 0–4 | 3.2 b | 0 | 1 | 0–10 | 1.1 a | 1 | 1 | 1–2 | 2.5 c | 3 | 3 | 1–3 |
| R1 | 3.2 b | 3 | 3 | 0–7 | 3.7 c | 0 | 3 | 0–10 | 1.2 a | 1 | 1 | 1–2 | 2.6 c | 3 | 3 | 2–3 |
| R2 | 4.8 bc | 2 | 4 | 0–10 | 3.8 c | 0 | 3 | 0–10 | 1.4 ab | 1 | 1 | 1–2 | 2.5 c | 3 | 3 | 1–3 |
| R3 | 5.3 c | 10 | 5.5 | 0–10 | 1.6 ab | 0 | 0 | 0–8 | 1.8 b | 2 | 2 | 1–3 | 1.7 b | 2 | 2 | 1–2 |
| R4 | 5.9 c | 0 | 7 | 0–10 | 1.4 ab | 0 | 0 | 0–10 | 2.0 b | 2 | 2 | 1–3 | 1.2 a | 1 | 1 | 1–2 |
| R5 | 7.6 c | 0 | 8.5 | 0–18 | 0.8 a | 0 | 0 | 0–10 | 2.6 c | 3 | 0 | 1–3 | 1.1 a | 1 | 1 | 1–2 |
aFor each trait, medium means separated by different letters are significantly different at p < 0.05 according to the non-parametric pairwise Wilcoxon test
bMeasured in a scale (1 = < 0.8 mm; 2 = 0.8 to 1 mm; 3= > 1 mm)
cMeasured in a scale (1 = < 3 cm; 2 = 3 to 4.5 cm; 3= > 4.5 cm)