In Vitro Micropropagation of Aloe adigratana Reynolds Using Offshoot Cuttings
Table 1
Shooting response of A. adigratana Reynolds in different concentrations of BAP and constant concentration of NAA.
PGRs (mg/L)
Mean no. of days to shooting
Mean no. of shoots per explants (n)
Mean length of shoots per treatment (cm)
BAP
NAA
0.0
0.0
29.40 (0.90)a
0.80 (0.45)b
11.00 (3.50)a
0.5
0.5
23.40 (2.30)b
1.60 (0.55)b
7.80 (1.30)bc
1.0
0.5
14.00 (3.20)c
4.00 (3.40)a
8.60 (2.10)ab
1.5
0.5
14.40 (2.40)c
1.60 (0.90)b
5.60 (1.15)c
2.0
0.5
23.60 (3.40)b
1.00 (0.70)b
8.60 (1.15)ab
Mean
20.96
1.80
8.32
CV (%)
11.63
90.43
26.70
LSD
3.26
2.18
2.98
Means in the same column with different letters are statistically significantly different at ; CV: coefficient of variance (%); LSD: least significant difference.
