Table 2. Root length, number of roots, root fresh weight and root dry weight of acclimatized turmeric plantlets of ‘PB009’ and ‘ST018.’ Data presented as mean ±SE (n=4).

Variety	Sugar class	Root length (cm)	Number of roots (cm)	Root fresh weight (g)	Root dry weight (g)
‘PB009’	3%Suc	20.10±3.43abc	6.25±0.75ab	1.40±0.39bc	0.05±0.02bcd
	6%Suc	25.75±1.83a	7.25±1.18a	4.34±0.82a	0.18±0.03a
	4%Gluc	22.20±1.87ab	6.25±1.11ab	1.98±0.66b	0.09±0.02b
	4%Fruc	17.35±2.2bcd	4.75±0.48bc	1.09±0.11bc	0.09±0.01b
‘ST018’	3%Suc	11.55±2.46de	3.50±0.65c	0.26±0.07c	0.02±0.01cd
	6%Suc	13.65±2.60cde	3.75±0.25c	0.72±0.21bc	0.04±0.01bcd
	4%Gluc	10.58±3.34de	4.50±0.29bc	1.11±0.51bc	0.07±0.03bc
	4%Fruc	7.55±2.39e	3.25±0.48c	0.19±0.10c	0.01±0.00d

Different letters in each column represent significant difference at p≤0.01 according to Tukey’s HSD test.