A highly efficient organogenesis protocol based on zeatin riboside for in vitro regeneration of eggplant

BMC Plant Biology

Table 4 Mean, median, mode, and range for the main roots, secondary roots and thickness and length of the main root per plant produced during rooting of shoot explants in experiment 2 in the accession of common eggplant MEL1. Three experimental sessions with three replicates and five explants per Petri dish for each medium were used

Medium	Main Roots				Secondary Roots				Main Roots thickness^b				Main Roots length^c
Medium	Mean^a	Median	Mode	Range	Mean^a	Median	Mode	Range	Mean^a	Median	Mode	Range	Mean^a	Median	Mode	Range
E0	1.3 a	0	1	0–4	3.2 b	0	1	0–10	1.1 a	1	1	1–2	2.5 c	3	3	1–3
R1	3.2 b	3	3	0–7	3.7 c	0	3	0–10	1.2 a	1	1	1–2	2.6 c	3	3	2–3
R2	4.8 bc	2	4	0–10	3.8 c	0	3	0–10	1.4 ab	1	1	1–2	2.5 c	3	3	1–3
R3	5.3 c	10	5.5	0–10	1.6 ab	0	0	0–8	1.8 b	2	2	1–3	1.7 b	2	2	1–2
R4	5.9 c	0	7	0–10	1.4 ab	0	0	0–10	2.0 b	2	2	1–3	1.2 a	1	1	1–2
R5	7.6 c	0	8.5	0–18	0.8 a	0	0	0–10	2.6 c	3	0	1–3	1.1 a	1	1	1–2

^aFor each trait, medium means separated by different letters are significantly different at p < 0.05 according to the non-parametric pairwise Wilcoxon test
^bMeasured in a scale (1 = < 0.8 mm; 2 = 0.8 to 1 mm; 3= > 1 mm)
^cMeasured in a scale (1 = < 3 cm; 2 = 3 to 4.5 cm; 3= > 4.5 cm)

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