Germination and Plantlet Regeneration of Encapsulated Microshoots of Aromatic Rice (Oryza sativa L. Cv. MRQ 74)

Table 2

Effect of different sowing media/substrates on germination rate of synthetic seeds of Oryza sativa L. Cv. MRQ 74.

Sowing medium/substrate	Germination rate (after 10 days) (%±SE)	Plantlets survival rate (after 30 days) (%±SE)
MS basal medium + 3% sucrose + 0.8% agar (control)	100.00±0.00c	100.00±0.00f
MS + 3% sucrose + 0.8% agar + 0.1 mg/L BAP	100.00±0.00c	100.00±0.00f
MS + 0.8% agar	96.67±0.48b	90.00±0.55d
Tap water + 0.8% agar	100.00±0.00c	93.33±0.48e
Top soil	6.67±0.48a	0.00±0.00a
Top soil + tap water	100.00±0.00c	36.67±0.36c
Top soil + 1/2 strength MS + 3% sucrose	100.00±0.00c	30.00±0.55b

Mean±SE, 𝑛=30. Mean with the same letter in columns are not significantly different at 𝑃=0.05.