Research Article

Germination and Plantlet Regeneration of Encapsulated Microshoots of Aromatic Rice (Oryza sativa L. Cv. MRQ 74)

Table 3

Effect of storage period (day) at 4 ± 1 °C on germination of synthetic seeds of Oryza sativa L. Cv. MRQ 74 on MS basal medium.

Storage period (day)Number of synthetic seedsNumber germinatedGermination rate ( % ± S E )

03028 9 3 . 3 3 ± 0 . 4 8 d
15305 1 6 . 6 7 ± 0 . 4 2 c
30301 3 . 3 3 ± 0 . 3 6 b
45300 0 . 0 0 ± 0 . 0 0 a

M e a n ± S E , 𝑛 = 3 0 . Mean with the same letter in the column is not significantly different at 𝑃 = 0 . 0 5 .