Table 2. Effect of growth regulators combined with three concentrations of sucrose on bulblet regeneration and rooting parameters of Lilium ledebourii in summer harvested bulbs.


Root length
(mm)

No. of roots
per bulblet

Rooting
(%)

Mean fresh wt
(weight) of bulblet (mg)

No. of bulblets
per scale

Bulblet
formation (%)

Sucrose
(%)

NAA + BA (mg l-1 )

6.09 bc

0.79 bc

36.9 bcd

51.9 ab

6.56 bc

100 aa

3

0

8.15 abc

1.41 ab

58.9 ab

58.4 ab

3.83 cd

75 ab

6

5.70 bc

1.73 a

53.2 abc

29.7 b

2.50 d

72.2 ab

9

2.29 c

0.25 c

21.2 d

34.8 b

9.11 b

100 a

3

0.1 + 0.1

11.41 ab

1.29 ab

60.8 a

50.0 ab

14.81 a

100 a

6

7.17 abc

1.84 a

55.9 ab

66.4 a

7.53 b

72.2 b

9

3.33 c

0.45 c

31.9 cd

47.5 ab

9.28 b

100 a

3

0.5 + 0.5

12.93 a

1.82 a

67.8 a

74.3 a

6.75 bc

66.7 b

6

7.01 abc

0.88 bc

60.4 a

65.5 a

6.22 bc

63.9 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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