Table 1.
Effects of different TDZ concentrations on in vitro shoot organogenesis in ‘Delite’ rabbiteye blueberry using WPM culture medium.
| Treatment | Survival rate |
Shoot regeneration rate |
Number of new shoots formed/explant (large sized) |
Number of new shoots formed/explant (medium sized) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | n. | n. | |
| 0 μM | 93.3 ± 3.3 b | 0.0 ± 0.0 b | NA | NA |
| 0.5 μM | 100.0 ± 0.0 a | 100.0 ± 0.0 a | 1.3 ± 0.6 a | 5.4 ± 1.9 a |
| 1.0 μM | 100.0 ± 0.0 a | 100.0 ± 0.0 a | 3.0 ± 0.2 a | 5.0 ± 0.7 a |
| 1.5 μM | 100.0 ± 0.0 a | 100.0 ± 0.0 a | 2.4 ± 1.1 a | 5.4 ± 1.4 a |
| 2.0 μM | 100.0 ± 0.0 a | 100.0 ± 0.0 a | 2.4 ± 1.0 a | 7.1 ± 1.5 a |
| 2.5 μM |
100.0 ± 0.0 a |
100.0 ± 0.0 a |
4.3 ± 1.5 a |
6.9 ± 1.8 a |
| Mean |
99.1 |
85.7 |
2.7 |
5.9 |
| CV% | 2.1 | 0.0 | 70.8 | 50.6 |
The results are presented as the mean ± standard error (SE). Means followed by different letters in the same column differ statistically at 5% of Tukey's multiple range tests. Abbreviations: CV, coefficient of variation; NA, not available; TDZ, thidiazuron; WPM, woody plant medium.