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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