Research Article

Induction of Tetraploids from Petiole Explants through Colchicine Treatments in Echinacea purpurea L.

Table 5

Comparison of stomata size between diploid and tetraploid plantlets.

Ploidy level of plantStomata length ( m)Stomata width ( m)

Diploid104.519 b*90.741 b
Tetraploid144.810 a111.758 a

*Data in the same column followed by different letters are significantly different by Duncan’t test at 5% level.