An Effective Protocol for Micropropagation of Edible Bamboo Species (Bambusa tulda and Melocanna baccifera) through Nodal Culture

Table 3

Optimized rooting conditions in 0.5 strength MS medium in the presence of multiple growth hormones at 3 mg/L sucrose.

Plant growth regulators	Concentration (mg/L)	% rooting	Mean days
	Bambusa tulda
IBA	3	45.00^a±4.94	76.00^ab±4.03
IBA + coumarin	3+10	77.00^b±7.0	51.67^a±7.83
IBA + IAA + coumarin	3+3+10	86.67^b±3.33	25.00^ab±4.83
	Melocanna baccifera
IBA	3	55.00^a±7.56	40.83^ab±2.71
IBA + coumarin	3+10	75.00^b±8.57	36.67^ab±3.42
IBA + BAP + coumarin	3+0.05+10	81.67^b±6.54	30.00^ab±2.07

Mean of 10 replicates ± S.E., scored after 4 weeks in culture medium. Within each column, values followed by the same letter are not significantly different according to Tukey’s test at 𝑃<0.05.