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| Table 2. Effect of cobalt chloride on shoot length and in-vitro flowering in C. frutescens |
S. no. |
Conc. of cobalt chloride |
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 |
1.7 ± 0.3 |
2.0 ± 0.5 |
2.4 ± 0.4 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
2.4 ± 0.2 |
3.5 ± 0.6 |
4.3 ± 0.5 |
3 |
20 |
2 |
3 |
2.5 ± 0.4 |
3.2 ± 0.2 |
4.1 ± 0.2 |
4 |
30 |
3 |
7 |
2.9 ± 0.2 |
4.1 ± 0.4* |
5.4 ± 0.4** |
5 |
40 |
3 |
4 |
2.5 ± 0.5 |
3.6 ± 0.3 |
4.8 ± 0.6 |
6 |
50 |
2 |
3 |
2.8 ± 0.3 |
3.8 ± 0.4 |
4.6 ± 0.2 |
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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