Table 2.
Establishment of nodal explants of Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum Lindl) under different growth regulator treatments.
| Treatment | Growth Regulators | Concentration (mgL−1) |
Culture Establishment (%) | Days to bud sprouting | Shoot Number | Shoot length (cm) | Leaf number/shoot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAP + Kn | 1.0 + 0.5 | 61.11 ± 0.40e | 13.64 ± 0.60a | 1.11 ± 0.07c | 4.33 ± 0.04a | 7.78 ± 0.07a |
| 2 | BAP + Kn | 2.0 + 0.5 | 69.44 ± 0.40c | 9.57 ± 0.32b | 1.37 ± 0.01b | 3.83 ± 0.06b | 7.16 ± 0.10b |
| 3 | BAP + Kn | 3.0 + 0.5 | 77.78 ± 0.97b | 8.04 ± 0.31c | 1.59 ± 0.05a | 3.51 ± 0.07c | 6.44 ± 0.08c |
| 4 | BAP + Kn | 1.0 + 1.0 | 63.88 ± 1.30d | 10.03 ± 0.58b | 1.07 ± 0.04c | 3.73 ± 0.09b | 7.24 ± 0.10b |
| 5 | BAP + Kn | 2.0 + 1.0 | 71.11 ± 0.29c | 9.07 ± 0.57bc | 1.27 ± 0.01b | 3.05 ± 0.07d | 6.97 ± 0.09b |
| 6 | BAP + Kn | 3.0 + 1.0 | 80.55 ± 0.40a | 7.62 ± 0.33c | 1.41 ± 0.03b | 2.82 ± 0.04d | 6.02 ± 0.10d |
| C.D (P≤0.05) | 2.28 | 1.47 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 0.29 | ||
*Data noted at the end of 4 weeks of culture on MS medium
Data are a mean of three replicates with ± SE. Same superscript letters in a column do not differ significantly when compared by Duncan’s MRT at 5% level of significance.