Treatment

Form of Culture

Survival (%)

Shoot length

(cm)

No. of nodes

No. of main roots

Root system length (cm)

Semi-solid medium

90.0

28.2^a

9.0^a

2.3^cd

5.9^c

Liquid medium (RITA^®)

1 immersion every day (1 min)

66.0

28.2^a

8.6^ab

2.4^bc

8.4^ab

2 immersions every day (1 min)

20.5

28.4^a

9.0^a

1.8^d

6.7^bc

1 immersion every 2 days (1 min)

86.0

20.4^b

7.5^b

2.9^ab

9.1^a

2 immersions every 2 days/(1 min)

85.0

12.8^c

6.5^b

3.1^a

8.8^a