Plant growth regulators (mg/l)

Concentration

of

AgNO₃ (mg/l)

Regeneration

frequency

(%)

Mean no. of shoots/explant

Mean shoot length (cm)

Callus formation

Kn

NAA

IAA

1.0

0.5

-

-

65

3.4 ± 0.40

2.76 ± 0.30

-

1.0

0.5

-

0.1

70

11.8 ± 0.15

4.8 ± 0.55

-

1.0

0.5

-

0.2

75

14.8 ± 0.70

5.3 ± 0.25

C⁺

1.0

0.5

-

0.4

80

18.5 ± 0.26

7.96 ± 0.47

-

1.0

0.5

-

0.6

72

10.9 ± 0.3

4.83 ± 0.15

-

1.0

0.5

-

0.8

60

8.0 ± 0.49

3.4 ± 0.26

C⁺⁺

1.0

0.5

-

1.0

55

4.4 ± 0.32

2.93 ± 0.35

-

1.0

-

0.5

-

60

3.2 ± 0.41

3.96 ± 0.61

-

1.0

-

0.5

0.1

65

7.9 ± 0.83

5.46 ± 0.32

-

1.0

-

0.5

0.2

68

12.2 ± 0.20

7.5 ± 0.17

C⁺

1.0

-

0.5

0.4

75

15.9 ± 0.36

9.9 ± 0.52

-

1.0

-

0.5

0.6

65

9.9 ± 0.72

6.93 ± 0.25

-

1.0

-

0.5

0.8

60

5.4 ± 0.3

4.53 ± 0.49

-

1.0

-

0.5

1.0

50

3.9 ± 0.60

2.32 ± 0.37

-

2.0

0.5

-

-

70

5.8 ± 0.32

4.6 ± 0.15

C⁺

2.0

0.5

-

0.1

80

13.8 ± 0.49

6.5 ± 0.56

-

2.0

0.5

-

0.2

85

21.5 ± 0.36

6.63 ± 0.45

-

2.0

0.5

-

0.4

90

18.9 ± 0.81

10.5 ± 0.20

-

2.0

0.5

-

0.6

80

15.4 ± 0.32

8.63 ± 0.15

-

2.0

0.5

-

0.8

70

8.1 ± 1.02

6.2 ± 1.15

C⁺

2.0

0.5

-

1.0

65

5.9 ± 0.3

3.6 ± 0.08

C⁺⁺

2.0

-

0.5

-

65

4.7 ± 0.56

2.8 ± 0.65

-

2.0

-

0.5

0.1

70

6.5 ± 0.36

4.6 ± 0.32

-

2.0

-

0.5

0.2

80

14.3 ± 0.25

5.7± 0.26

-

2.0

-

0.5

0.4

85

19.4 ± 0.3

8.46 ± 0.05

-

2.0

-

0.5

0.6

65

10.2 ± 0.17

6.63 ± 0.37

C⁺

2.0

-

0.5

0.8

55

5.4 ± 0.25

3.4 ± 0.26

-

2.0

-

0.5

1.0

50

3.9 ± 0.3

2.6 ± 0.1

-