Effect of Culture Media and Plant Growth Regulators on Shoot Proliferation and Rooting of Internode Explants from Moroccan Native Almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.) Genotypes
Table 2
Proliferation rate, average number, and length of shoots of “Beldi” almond ecotype on MS and Heller media added with 1 mg/L of BAP or IBA.
Genotype
Medium
Plant growth regulator (mg/L)
Proliferation rate (%)
Average number of shoots
Average length of shoots (cm)
BAP
IBA
0.4–1.0
>1.0
>2.0
S1
MS
0
0
38.33 ± 0.44gh
1 ± 0.46d
0
1
0
S2
0
0
32.43 ± 0.84hi
2 ± 0.71cd
1
1
0
S3
0
0
27.65 ± 0.56i
1 ± 0.04d
0
1
0
S1
1
0
62.10 ± 0.64a
5 ± 1.13a
2
2
1
S2
1
0
47.61 ± 1.15e
2 ± 0.58cd
0
2
0
S3
1
0
40.65 ± 0.76fg
3 ± 0.62bc
0
2
1
S1
1
0.5
62.5 ± 0.85a
6 ± 0.1a
0
3
3
S2
1
0.5
58.50 ± 0.53b
5 ± 1bc
1
2
2
S3
1
0.5
56.9 ± 1.46bc
4 ± 0.5ab
1
1
2
S1
Heller
0
0
37.17 ± 0.8gh
2 ± 0.57cd
1
1
0
S2
0
0
43.7 ± 0.66ef
1 ± 0.17d
0
1
0
S3
0
0
35.12 ± 0.86gh
2 ± 0.75cd
1
1
0
S1
1
0
60.5 ± 0.71ab
4 ± 0.73ab
1
2
1
S2
1
0
45.60 ± 0.73ef
3 ± 0.64bc
0
1
2
S3
1
0
41.66 ± 0.8fg
2 ± 0.55cd
1
1
0
S1
1
0.5
52.83 ± 1.9cd
2 ± 0.2cd
0
1
1
S2
1
0.5
61.42 ± 0.7ab
4 ± 0.1b
1
1
2
S3
1
0.5
49.6 ± 0.78de
3 ± 0.5bc
0
1
2
Each value represents the mean ± SE of three replicates. The same letter within a column denotes statistically equal means with Duncan's multiple range test at ≤ 0.05.
