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Table 2 Effect of the combinations of NH4NO3 and CaCl2 ·2H2O on shoot performance of P.khinjuk

From: Control of hyperhydricity of Pistacia khinjuk stocks in vitro shoots

  

Average length of shoot*(mm)

Proliferation rate* (%)

Average number of shoots*

Control (Standard MS)

0.5 mg/L BAP

15.10 ± 0.80d

65.20 ± 2.13e

1.65 ± 0.02d

1 mg/L BAP

15.40 ± 0.41d

64.45 ± 2.91e

1.80 ± 0.02abc

2 mg/L BAP

16.10 ± 0.60d

64.58.±2.17e

1.81 ± 0.04abc

0.5 mg/L mT

17.42 ± 0.88abc

75.40 ± 3.00bcd

2.20 ± 0.11ab

1 mg/L mT

18.26 ± 0.46ab

70.20 ± 2.48de

2.15 ± 0.15ab

2 mg/L mT

18.45 ± 0.28a

70.90 ± 1.16de

2.05 ± 0.10ab

Modified MS

1650 mg/L NH4NO3

+

110 mg/L CaCl2 ·2H2O

0.5 mg/L BAP

16.26 ± 1.11d

75.60 ± 1.78bcd

1.82 ± 0.06abc

1 mg/L BAP

17.30 ± 0.20abc

78.71 ± 1.85ab

1.87 ± 0.09abc

2 mg/L BAP

16.45 ± 0.31d

75.63 ± 2.36bcd

1.78 ± 0.11abc

0.5 mg/L mT

17.38 ± 0.29ab

80.30 ± 3.15ab

2.30 ± 0.11ab

1 mg/L mT

18.47 ± 0.26a

85.74 ± 2.78a

2.45 ± 0.42a

2 mg/L mT

17.61 ± 0.31ab

82.20 ± 2.31ab

2.35 ± 0.22a

  1. *Means followed by the different lowercase letter in the column of each explant are signifcantly different at P < 0.05 according to the Duncan’s Multiple Range Test
  2. At least 20 explant used per experiment