Ex Vitro Seedling Development from In Vitro Rhizome-Like Bodies in Eulophia promensis Lindl.: A New Technique for Orchid Propagation

Table 1

Seed germination in Eulophia promensis.

Medium	PGRs (mgL^−1)		Additives (2.0 gL^−1)	Time (days)		Seed germination (%) (mean ± SE)
	BAP	NAA		Spherule	Protocorms
MS	—	—	—	25–30	40–45	73.00 ± 1.20^cd
	—	0.5	—	25–30	45–50	67.00 ± 1.30^cd
	0.5	—	—	20–25	35–40	78 .00 ± 1.25^bc
	1.0	1.0	—	25–30	40–45	69.00 ± 1.09^cd
	—	1.0	AC	20–25	40–45	77.00 ± 1.25^bc
	1.0	—	AC	20–25	35–40	85.00 ± 2.30^ab
P723	—	—	—	20–25	40–45	95.50 ± 2.30^b
	—	0.5	—	25–30	45–50	68.00 ± 2.30^cd
	0.5	—	—	20–25	35–40	95.00 ± 1.75^b
	1.0	1.0	—	25–30	35–40	70.00 ± 1.69^cd
	—	1.0	AC	20–25	40–45	96.50 ± 1.30^b
	1.0	—	AC	20–25	30–35	100.50 ± 2.00^a

Mean values within a column followed by the same letter were not significantly different at = 0.05.