Table 1. Effects of growth regulators combined with three concentrations of sucrose on bulblet regeneration and rooting parameters of Lilium ledebourii in spring harvested bulbs. |
Root length |
No. of roots |
Rooting |
Mean fresh wt (weight) of bulblet (mg) |
No. of bulblets |
Bulblet |
Sucrose |
NAA + BA |
7.67 cd |
1.71 ab |
57.0 c |
41.5 d |
2.25 cd |
58.3 aa |
3 |
0 |
9.72 bcd |
1.55 ab |
71.4 abc |
43.2 d |
4.27 ab |
69.5 a |
6 |
|
7.00 cd |
1.00 b |
26.7 d |
59.6 cd |
0.98 d |
25.0 b |
9 |
|
10.37 bcd |
2.17 ab |
60.9 bc |
158.3 abc |
5.41 a |
80.6 a |
3 |
0.1 + 0.1 |
17.32 ab |
2.89 a |
87.3 a |
236.8 a |
3.11 bc |
63.9 a |
6 |
|
10.96 bcd |
2.73 a |
80.9 ab |
83.5 bcd |
1.75 cd |
33.3 b |
9 |
|
5.99 d |
1.10 a |
75.0 abc |
128.5 abcd |
2.92 bc |
83.3 a |
3 |
0.5 + 0.5 |
15.09 abc |
2.52 a |
84.0 ab |
113.6 bcd |
3.67 b |
61.1 a |
6 |
|
20.82 a |
2.73 a |
77.0 abc |
177.1 ab |
1.25 d |
25.0 b |
9 |
aMean values followed by the same letters are not significantly different at the 5% level (Duncan's multiple range test). |
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