Table 3 Effects of plant growth regulators (PGRs) on the induction of somatic embryos and adventitious shoots from roots of Scaevola sericea after light culture for 30 days.

From: Shoot organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis from leaf and root explants of Scaevola sericea

MS + PGRs (mg/L)

Number of adventitious shoots

Number of somatic embryos

NAA 0.1–2.5

0.0 ± 0.0 d

0.0 ± 0.0 e

2,4-D 0.1–2.5

0.0 ± 0.0 d

0.0 ± 0.0 e

BA 0.1

2.9 ± 0.2 ab

0.4 ± 0.3 d

BA 0.5

3.4 ± 0.5 a

2.2 ± 0.4 c

BA 2.5

1.8 ± 0.4 b

4.7 ± 0.4 b

TDZ 0.1

1.3 ± 1.1 bc

2.9 ± 0.9 c

TDZ 0.5

1.3 ± 1.0 bc

4.9 ± 0.3 b

TDZ 2.5

1.1 ± 0.4 c

7.6 ± 0.8 a

  1. Each treatment had 30 leaf explants. Different letters within a column indicate significant differences according to Duncan’s multiple range test (P < 0.05).
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