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 |
No. of roots |
Rooting |
Mean fresh wt |
No. of bulblets |
Bulblet |
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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