Table 3. Effect of different Benzylaminopurine concentrations on different peanut explants of Tegua and Nahuel varieties.

Explant*

Concentration of

BAP (mg.l-1)

Nš of explants

Callus percentage*

Effect on explant

Percentage of embryogenic callus

Cotyledons

with embryosa

1

3

5

10

15

20

25

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

50 c

60 bc

50 bc

60 bc

60 bc

60 ab

70 a

E; C

E; C

P

E; C

E; C

P; C

E; C

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cotyledons

Without

Embryosb

1

3

5

10

15

20

25

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

40 c

40 bc

50 bc

50 bc

50 bc

60 ab

60 a

E; C

E; C

E; C

E; C

E; C

E; C

E; C

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Epicotylsb

1

3

5

10

15

20

25

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

40 c

40 bc

40 bc

40 bc

50 bc

50 ab

60 a

E; C

E; C

P

P; C

P; C

P; C

P; C

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Leafletsa

1

3

5

10

15

20

25

10

10

10

--

--

--

--

60 c

60 bc

70 bc

--

--

--

--

C

C

C

--

--

--

--

0

0

0

--

--

--

--


Abbreviations: E.: Explant size increase; C.: Callus; P.: Plantlet growth; --: Not specified.

*Mean separation using Duncan's Multiple Range Test, means with different letters are significant at the 5% level.

 

 
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