Table 3. Effect of growth regulators combined with three concentrations of sucrose on bulblet regenerations and rooting parameters of Lilium ledebourii in winter 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 )

10.98 bc

2.01 ab

62.5 bc

120.8 b

4.92 abc

91.7 aba

3

0

19.28 ab

3.85 a

96.6 a

185.2 ab

5.08 abc

100 a

6

17.68 ab

3.09 ab

78.1 abc

127.3 b

5.94 ab

100 a

9

12.39 bc

2.98 ab

73.1 abc

385.8 a

3.83 bc

100 a

3

0.1 + 0.1

23.64 a

3.96 a

90.6 ab

306.9 ab

5.03 abc

100 a

6

22.61 a

2.53 ab

85.5 ab

135.9 b

6.89 a

100 a

9

7.36 c

1.21 b

50.0 c

178.6 ab

3.22 c

100 a

3

0.5 + 0.5

24.27 a

3.32 ab

88.2 ab

200.1 ab

4.25 bc

100 a

6

23.14 a

3.02 ab

85.2 ab

203.3 ab

4.03 bc

80.6 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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