Research Article

Chemical Compositions, Somatic Embryogenesis, and Somaclonal Variation in Cumin

Table 4

Mean comparisons of medium × landrace × explant effect in the induction of callus production and related characters in Iranian superior cumin landraces.

Medium codeLandraceExplant% callus productionCallus area (cm)Callus perimeter (cm)

AGolestanCotyledon93.4 ± 6.80.93 ± 0.094.99 ± 0.16
AGolestanHypocotyl93.4 ± 6.81.13 ± 0.124.91 ± 0.34
ANorth KhorasanCotyledon86.7 ± 13.71.63 ± 0.076.00 ± 0.37
ANorth KhorasanHypocotyl86.7 ± 6.81.01 ± 0.154.53 ± 0.31
BGolestanCotyledon100 ± 01.24 ± 0.245.02 ± 0.42
BGolestanHypocotyl93.4 ± 6.80.86 ± 0.23.86 ± 0.27
BNorth KhorasanCotyledon93.4 ± 6.80.79 ± 0.044.17 ± 0.04
BNorth KhorasanHypocotyl86.7 ± 6.80.83 ± 0.173.99 ± 0.43
CGolestanCotyledon100 ± 00.87 ± 0.014.71 ± 0.17
CGolestanHypocotyl86.7 ± 6.80.66 ± 0.03.62 ± 0.05
CNorth KhorasanCotyledon100 ± 00.79 ± 0.093.58 ± 0.03
CNorth KhorasanHypocotyl80 ± 11.70.68 ± 0.013.53 ± 0.006
DGolestanCotyledon100 ± 00.80 ± 0.54.08 ± 0.5
DGolestanHypocotyl80 ± 11.70.58 ± 0.063.37 ± 0.19
DNorth KhorasanCotyledon93.4 ± 6.80.84 ± 0.023.71 ± 0.07
DNorth KhorasanHypocotyl86.7 ± 6.80.73 ± 0.033.58 ± 0.04
EGolestanCotyledon93.4 ± 6.80.72 ± 0.043.67 ± 0.08
EGolestanHypocotyl80 ± 11.70.61 ± 0.043.36 ± 0.12
ENorth KhorasanCotyledon93.4 ± 6.80.73 ± 0.033.59 ± 0.07
ENorth KhorasanHypocotyl66.7 ± 180.63 ± 0.043.38 ± 0.13
FGolestanCotyledon100 ± 00.98 ± 0.154.33 ± 0.50
FGolestanHypocotyl66.7 ± 180.77 ± 0.023.53 ± 0.12
FNorth KhorasanCotyledon100 ± 00.82 ± 0.024.02 ± 0.2
FNorth KhorasanHypocotyl93.4 ± 6.80.83 ± 0.33.74 ± 0.1
GGolestanCotyledon94.4 ± 5.770.90 ± 0.034.22 ± 0.11
GGolestanHypocotyl86.7 ± 6.80.98 ± 0.054.31 ± 0.21
GNorth KhorasanCotyledon100 ± 00.87 ± 0.034.01 ± 0.09
GNorth KhorasanHypocotyl80 ± 11.70.96 ± 0.054.13 ± 0.15

Mean values in each column followed by different letters indicate significant differences according to the DMRT test at .