Table 1. Effect of different growth regulators on shoot and root multiplication in K. galanga.

Media Name

MS Media + Growth regulators (mg/l)

No. of shoots/explant (Mean ± SE )*

Shoot length (in cm)
(Mean ± SE)*

No. of roots/ explant
(Mean ± SE)*

Root length
(in cm)
(Mean ± SE )*

 M1

 BA(1)

 5.0 ± 0.3^b

 10.2 ± 0.3^d

 5.5 ± 0.2^e

 2.3 ± 0.1^d

 M2

 BA(2)

 2.8 ± 0.3^a

 4.4 ± 0.3^a

 2.5 ± 0.2^b

 1.9 ± 0.07^c

 M3

 BA(3)

 4.6 ± 0.4^b

 5.9 ± 0.5^b

 3.8 ± 0.4^c

 3.1 ± 0.07^f

 M4

 BA(5)

 4.5 ± 0.2^b 

 6.9 ± 0.8^b

 4.0 ± 0.3^d

 1.2 ± 0.06^a

 M5

 BA(1)+IBA(0.5)

 2.8 ± 0.3^a

 3.0 ± 0.1^a

 3.3 ± 0.3^c

 2.1 ± 0.2^d

 M6

 BA(3)+IBA(0.5)

 4.5 ± 0.3^b

 2.9 ± 0.2^a

 2.5 ± 0.2^b

 1.9 ± 0.07^c

 M7

 BA(1)+IAA(0.5)

 11.5± 0.5^f

 10.8 ± 0.6^d

 4.6 ± 0.4^d

 2.3 ± 0.2^d

 M8

 BA(3)+IAA(0.5)

 5.8 ± 0.3 ^b

 9.7 ± 0.4^d

 3.0 ± 0.3^c

 2.2 ± 0.1^d

 M9

 BA(3)+IAA(1)

 4.3 ± 0.3^b

 6.9 ± 0.8^b

 3.6 ± 0.3^c

 1.3 ± 0.04^b

 M10

 BA(3)+IAA(0.5)+Ads(100)

 4.5 ± 0.2^b

 4.5 ± 0.4^a

 1.6 ± 0.3^a

 1.2 ± 0.1^a

 M11

 BA(3)+IAA(0.5)+Ads(50)

 4.3 ± 1.1^b

 4.5 ± 0.6^a

 2.3 ± 0.2^b

 0.8 ± 0.2^a

 M12

 BA(3)+IAA(1)+Ads(100)

 6.1 ± 1.4^c

 4.1 ± 0.4^a

 2.0 ± 0.6^a

 1.0 ± 0.04^a

 M13

 BA(3)+IAA(1)+Ads(50)

 4.5 ± 0.2^b

 7.8 ± 0.4^c

 2.8 ± 0.3^b

 2.1 ± 0.06^d

 M14

 BA(3)+NAA(0.5)

 2.5 ± 0.5^a

 2.8 ± 0.3^a

 1.1 ± 0.1^a

 1.6 ± 0.06^b

 F Value

 12.58

 28.07

 11.45

 20.41