Table 2 Direct regeneration of apical meristem explants (M explants) of Sansevieria trifasciata cv. Laurentii in response to different plant growth regulators in MS medium.

From: Innovative in vitro shoot regeneration in variegated snake plant (Sansevieria trifasciata cv. Laurentii) through utilization of light exposed single-node rhizome tissue

Treatments

(mg L− 1)

Morphological

similarity

MNS/E

Regenerated

shoots diameter

(cm)

MLS/E (cm)

Root number

Root length (cm)

Total fresh

weight (g)

Leaf number

BA 1

100a*

1a

0.15 ± 0.006 bc

1.6 ± 0.21 b

5.5 ± 1.1 a

2.9 ± 0.1 a

1.4 ± 0.12 b

1.3 ± 0.16 c

BA 3

100a

1a

0.13 ± 0.016 c

1.7 ± 0.21 b

5.1 c

1.2 ± 0.05 c

1.4 ± 0.06 b

1.6 ± 0.16 bc

BA 6

100a

1a

0.13 ± 0.017 c

1.8 ± 0.29 b

1.8 ± 0.16 bc

0.9 ± 0.02 c

1.5 ± 0.15 b

1.5 ± 0.28 c

TDZ 1

100a

1a

0.25 ± 0.13 b

3.8 ± 0.3 a

3.6 ± 0.92 ab

2.2 ± 0.38 b

3.1 ± 0.37 a

3.6 ± 0.44 a

TDZ 2

100a

1a

0.51 ± 0.072 a

3.7 ± 0.46 a

1.8 ± 0.33 bc

1 ± 0.14 c

3.4 ± 0.26 a

3.8 ± 0.72 a

TDZ 4

100a

1a

0.45 ± 0.028 a

3.6 ± 0.12 a

1.8 ± 0.16 bc

0.8 ± 0.15 c

3.6 ± 0.46 a

2.8 ± 0.16 ab

  1. Data were collected after three subcultures over a 12-week period.
  2. *Means followed by the same letter in a column are not significantly different at 5%, using Duncan’s test. Mean number of shoots per explant (MNS/E), mean length of shoots per explants (MLS/E).