Direct Organogenesis from Rhizome Explants in Marsilea quadrifolia L.: A Threatened Fern Species
Table 2
Effect of growth hormones (BAP and Kin) on multiplication of sporophytes on agar gelled MS medium.
Conc. of BAP (mg/L)
Conc. of Kin (mg/L)
Number of shoots (Mean ± SD)
Shoot length (cm) (Mean ± SD)
0.00
0.00
79.0 ± 0.37
5.30 ± 0.51
0.10
—
54.3 ± 0.46
4.13 ± 0.30
0.25
—
50.9 ± 0.23
4.08 ± 0.38
0.50
—
43.5 ± 0.51
3.20 ± 0.29
1.00
—
40.1 ± 0.26
3.06 ± 0.57
—
0.10
55.0 ± 0.71
3.74 ± 0.20
—
0.25
49.5 ± 0.37
3.51 ± 0.35
—
0.50
44.2 ± 0.29
3.00 ± 0.62
—
1.00
36.6 ± 0.18
2.79 ± 0.48
0.10
0.10
68.2 ± 0.49
4.78 ± 0.42
0.25
0.25
61.9 ± 0.35
4.22 ± 0.15
0.50
0.50
57.3 ± 0.26
3.80 ± 0.30
1.00
1.00
52.8 ± 0.40
3.53 ± 0.41
Note: mean separation was analyzed by ANOVA using SPSS software (var. 16.0) and the values represented in corresponding column followed by same letters are not significantly different according to DMRT at .
