Genotypes

Medium (Concentration

of PEG 6000 g/l)

Induction of somatic embryos from petal explants

Induction frequency (%) of embryogenic callus

Average number of somatic embryos per explants

C1

M1 (0)

61.1 ± 8.1^a

6.2 ± 2.6^a

M2 (25)

35.9 ± 6.7^b

3.6 ± 1.5^ab

M3 (50)

30.1 ± 6.7^b

2.7 ± 2.4^b

M4 (75)

25.5± 6.4^bc

2.0 ± 0.7^bc

M5 (100)

4.6 ± 2.5^cd

0.3 ± 0.8^cd

M6 (125)

1.1 ± 1.1^cd

0.1 ± 0.2^cd

C14

M1 (0)

24.8 ± 6.1^bc

2.8 ± 1.7^b

M2 (25)

21.3 ± 5.6^bc

2.3± 1.5^b

M3 (50)

16.1 ± 6.7^c

1.6± 1.2^bc

M4 (75)

14.4 ± 3.9^c

1.1± 1.2^cd

M5 (100)

5.0 ± 2.1^cd

0.5 ± 0.8^cd

M6 (125)

0.0 ± 0.0^d

0.0 ± 0.0^d

C16

M1 (0)

22.2 ± 4.6^bc

1.7 ± 0.8^bc

M2 (25)

10.8 ± 2.4^c

1.5 ± 1.0^bc

M3 (50)

10.2 ± 4.9^c

1.4 ± 0.9^c

M4 (75)

9.8 ± 2.8^c

0.8± 1.0^cd

M5 (100)

0.0 ± 0.0^d

0.0 ± 0.0^d

M6 (125)

0.0 ± 0.0^d

0.0 ± 0.0^d