Table 1. Number of shoots induced in T. pavonia in response to plant growth regulators and medium. Values were obtained 8 weeks after culture initiation and represent the means ± standard deviations. |
PGR: |
MS |
N6 |
|
0.0 : 0.0 |
0.6 ± 0.4 ef |
1.6 ± 0.4 cde |
|
4.5 : 0.0 |
2.6 ± 0.4 bc |
2.6 ± 0.4 bc |
|
9.0 : 0.0 |
2.6 ± 0.4 bc |
2.3 ± 0.9 bcd |
|
13.5: 0.0 |
2.6 ± 0.4 bc |
0.0 f |
|
0.0 : 2.2 |
0.6 ± 0.4 ef |
1.3 ± 0.4 de |
|
4.5 : 2.2 |
3.0 ± 0.0 ab |
4.0 ± 0.8 a |
|
9.0 : 2.2 |
1.6 ± 0.4 cde |
3.0 ± 0.0 ab |
|
13.5: 2.2 |
0.6 ± 0.4 ef |
1.6 ± 0.4 cde |
|
Source of variation |
Df |
Mean square |
F |
Media culture (A) |
1 |
0.52 |
1.25ns |
2,4-D (B) |
3 |
10.40 |
24.98*** |
BAP (C) |
1 |
0.02 |
0.05ns |
AxB |
3 |
1.46 |
3.52ns |
AxC |
1 |
7.52 |
18.05*** |
BxC |
3 |
0.85 |
2.05ns |
AxBxC |
3 |
1.79 |
4.32ns |
Error |
32 |
|
|
Total |
47 |
|
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PGR = Plant growth regulators; 2,4-D = 2,4-dichlorophenoxiacetic acid; BAP = 6-benzilaminopurine. Values followed by different letters are significantly different (LSD, 0.05). ***P = ≤ 0.001, ns = non significant. |
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