Research Article

Factors Affecting Microcuttings of Stevia Using a Mist-Chamber Propagation Box

Table 11

Mean leaf number of three varieties treated with red, white, and yellow lights from day 6 to day 14 in mist-chamber propagation box.

VarietyLightLeaf number
Day 6Day 8Day 10Day 12Day 14

MergongControl0.80 ± 0.800.80 ± 0.800.80 ± 0.800.80 ± 0.801.60 ± 0.75e
Red0.80 ± 0.801.20 ± 0.802.80 ± 1.204.00 ± 1.104.40 ± 0.75a
White0.40 ± 0.401.00 ± 0.631.40 ± 0.512.40 ± 0.932.60 ± 0.87d
Yellow0.80 ± 0.490.80 ± 0.491.20 ± 0.802.80 ± 0.803.00 ± 0.89c

MS007Control0.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.000.80 ± 0.802.20 ± 1.50d
Red0.20 ± 0.201.60 ± 0.982.80 ± 1.202.80 ± 1.202.80 ± 1.20cd
White0.00 ± 0.000.40 ± 0.252.20 ± 0.662.20 ± 0.662.20 ± 0.66d
Yellow0.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.001.40 ± 0.871.40 ± 0.87ef

MS012Control0.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.000.80 ± 0.801.40 ± 0.752.20 ± 0.80d
Red0.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.001.80 ± 1.561.80 ± 1.56de
White2.00 ± 1.272.00 ± 1.272.60 ± 1.252.60 ± 1.254.00 ± 1.30ab
Yellow0.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.000.40 ± 0.400.80 ± 0.802.20 ± 2.20d

Note. Mean value within a column followed by the same letter shows no significant difference at using Tukey test.