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| Table 1. Effect of silver nitrate concentrations on shoot length and in vitro flowering (no. of flowers) in Capsicum frutescens. |
S. no. |
Conc. of silver |
No. of flowers |
Shoot length (cm) |
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After 25 |
After 45 |
After 15 |
After 30 |
After 45 |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 ± 0.6 |
2.1 ± 0.4 |
2.5 ± 0.4 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
2.1 ± 0.5 |
3.5 ± 0.2* |
3.7 ± 0.5** |
3 |
20 |
1 |
2 |
2.3 ± 0.5 |
3.2 ± 0.3** |
3.9 ± 0.5** |
4 |
30 |
2 |
4 |
2.9 ± 0.4 |
4.9 ± 0.5** |
6.4 ± 0.4** |
5 |
40 |
4 |
7 |
2.7 ± 0.6 |
3.7 ± 0.4* |
5.1 ± 0.6** |
6 |
50 |
1 |
3 |
2.6 ± 0.5 |
4.1 ± 0.5** |
5.8 ± 0.5** |
Values represent the means SE. Means followed by different asterisks are significantly different at P = 0.05 according to the least significant difference test. **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05 (t-test). |
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