Research Article

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

Table 14

Mean root length of three varieties treated with 50% and 100% of shade treatments from day 6 to day 14.

VarietyShadeRoot length (cm)
Day 6Day 8Day 10Day 12Day 14

Mergong0 (control)0.00 ± 0.000.08 ± 0.050.12 ± 0.080.15 ± 0.100.49 ± 0.13e
500.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.000.16 ± 0.160.42 ± 0.330.76 ± 0.52d
1000.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.000.10 ± 0.100.20 ± 0.20f

MS0070 (control)0.27 ± 0.110.38 ± 0.050.67 ± 0.080.92 ± 0.091.32 ± 0.13bc
500.33 ± 0.120.61 ± 0.200.72 ± 0.241.03 ± 0.241.48 ± 0.21b
1000.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.000.00 ± 0.00

MS0120 (control)0.23 ± 0.050.37 ± 0.080.53 ± 0.070.79 ± 0.101.08 ± 0.13c
500.87 ± 0.051.22 ± 0.071.65 ± 0.101.98 ± 0.122.23 ± 0.14a
1000.36 ± 0.070.54 ± 0.050.73 ± 0.070.75 ± 0.090.89 ± 0.11cd

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