Research Article

Plant Regeneration and Cellular Behaviour Studies in Celosia cristata Grown In Vivo and In Vitro

Table 3

The mean nuclear and cell areas and their ratios in root meristem cells of in vivo and in vitro grown Celosia cristata plants.

Celosia cristataMean (μm2)
Nucleus (N)Cell (C)Ratio (N/C)

In vivo49.06 ± 2.16252.48 ± 25.880.19 ± 0.01
In vitro (normal)84.26 ± 3.07228.13 ± 19.250.37 ± 0.01
In vitro (abnormal)71.24 ± 3.56228.37 ± 13.690.33 ± 0.02