Table 3. Effect of different concentrations of auxins on percentage of rooting and roots per shoot in P. pinnata cultured on ½ MS media after 4 weeks of culture.


Auxin
( mg l-l ) 

Percentage
of rooting
(Mean ± S.E.)

Mean number
roots per shoot 

Control

0

0.0

0.0

IBA

  0.5

41.4 ± 1.21d

2.1 ± 0.08e

 

1

64.5 ± 1.68a

5.3 ± 0.11a

 

2

47.3 ± 1.47c

3.1 ± 0.07c

 

3

44.1 ± 1.33c

2.7 ± 0.04d

IAA

  0.5

35.6 ± 0.98e

1.5 ± 0.03d

 

1

43.9 ± 1.11c

3.9 ± 0.07b

 

2

35.7 ± 1.55e

2.4 ± 0.05e

 

3

32.0 ± 1.24e

2.1 ± 0.04e

Each experiment consisted of three replicates and data were represented as Mean ± S.E. Means followed by the same letters do not differ significantly at p < 0.05 according to Duncan's multiple range test.

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