Micropropagation of an Exotic Ornamental Plant, Calathea crotalifera, for Production of High Quality Plantlets

Table 2

Effects of different agar concentrations on shoot production of C. crotalifera (CCR and CCY).

Concentration of plant agar (g/L)	Number of shoots		Height of shoot (cm)		Overall observation
	CCY	CCR	CCY	CCR
3.00	1.00 ± 0.0^a	1.00 ± 0.0^a	1.96 ± 0.19^a	1.80 ± 0.12^a	Swollen with vitrified shoot
6.00	1.80 ± 0.37^b	1.90 ± 0.24^b	3.48 ± 0.14^b	3.44 ± 0.10^b	Swollen with green shoot
8.00	1.00 ± 0.0^a	1.00 ± 0.0^a	2.30 ± 0.13^a	2.00 ± 0.16^a	Swollen with browning shoot

Mean ± SE, n = 10. Different letters indicate significant differences between media at P = 0.05.