Factors Affecting Microcuttings of Stevia Using a Mist-Chamber Propagation Box

Table 5

Mean root number of three varieties treated with IBA and NAA from day 6 until day 14 in mist-chamber propagation box.

Variety	Plant hormone	Root number
		Day 6	Day 8	Day 10	Day 12	Day 14
Mergong	Control	0.00 ± 0.00	0.40 ± 0.40	0.40 ± 0.40	0.40 ± 0.40	1.20 ± 0.58^gh
	IBA	2.40 ± 2.40	3.00 ± 3.00	3.60 ± 3.60	4.00 ± 4.00	5.60 ± 4.86^e
	NAA	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	0.60 ± 0.40	1.20 ± 0.97	1.80 ± 1.36^g
MS007	Control	0.80 ± 0.58	2.60 ± 1.08	4.00 ± 1.38	5.20 ± 1.50	6.00 ± 1.52^de
	IBA	4.00 ± 1.76	6.80 ± 2.78	8.60 ± 2.54	10.00 ± 3.11	10.60 ± 3.36^b
	NAA	0.00 ± 0.00	2.80 ± 1.88	4.60 ± 1.44	5.60 ± 1.50	6.60 ± 1.50^d
MS012	Control	1.40 ± 0.75	1.40 ± 0.75	2.60 ± 1.03	3.80 ± 1.32	4.60 ± 1.57^f
	IBA	10.60 ± 3.30	14.00 ± 4.09	16.40 ± 4.35	18.40 ± 4.63	20.80 ± 5.27^a
	NAA	2.00 ± 0.95	5.20 ± 0.86	6.80 ± 1.07	7.00 ± 1.05	8.20 ± 0.97^c

Note. Mean value within a column followed by the same letter shows no significant difference at 𝑃<0.05 using Tukey test.