Table 5 Effects of substrates on the survival of transplanted Scaevola sericea plantlets after transplanting for 30 days.

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

Substrates (volumetric ratios)

Survival (%)

Average increment of shoot length (cm)

Yellow mud: peat soil (3:1)

73.5 ± 1.5 c

4.8 ± 0.3 a

River sand

74.5 ± 0.5 c

3.6 ± 0.6 b

River sand: coral sand (1:1)

91.7 ± 2.7 a

1.8 ± 0.3 c

Peat soil: vermiculite: perlite (3:2:1)

82.7 ± 0.35 b

1.9 ± 0.4 c

Peat soil: vermiculite: perlite (1:1:1)

73.2 ± 1.8 c

1.1 ± 0.2 d

Coral sand

66.8 ± 3.2 d

1.1 ± 0.3 d

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