Table 4. Mean number of mature somatic embryos derived from long-term maintained calluses within 12, 24, 36 and 48 months. |
Cultivars |
Mean number of mature
somatic embryos |
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12 months |
24 months |
36 months |
48 months |
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‘Asli’ (*) |
234.33 ± 11.26 b |
245.33 ± 12.77 b |
282 ± 32.6 a |
192 ± 14.11 c |
‘Kahli Kerkennah’ (*) |
318.17 ± 12.92 a |
329.66 ± 17.77 a |
263.67 ± 26.01 b |
230.83 ± 19.02 c |
‘Muscat Raf-raf’ (NS) |
220.33 ± 7.15 |
208.33 ± 14.18 |
209.33 ± 12.14 |
211.66 ± 3.37 |
‘Arich Dressé’(*) |
218.5 ± 11.33 b |
248.16 ± 14.49 a |
189.5 ± 12 c |
240.66 ± 12.3 a |
‘Turky’ (*) |
260.5 ± 11.58 a |
239.16 ± 17.97 b |
265.0 ± 11.51 a |
211.5 ± 7.49 c |
‘Kahli Sfax’(NS) |
232.83 ± 7.4 |
243.5 ± 4.98 |
241.33 ± 5.57 |
245.83 ± 12.81 |
‘Khamri Tozeur’(NS) |
253.83 ± 10.5 |
265.5 ± 8 |
272.16 ± 9.73 |
267.5 ± 8.99 |
‘Arich Ahmar’(NS) |
242.7 ± 10.3 |
252.7 ± 6.3 |
266.7 ± 10.5 |
260.1 ± 11.6 |
Somatic embryos were counted on
embryogenic masses (50 mg fresh weight), in each cultivar. |
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