Vigor for In Vitro Culture Traits in S. melongena × S. aethiopicum Hybrids with Potential as Rootstocks for Eggplant
Table 2
Effect of genotype, culture medium, and their interaction on the bud index (BI), necrosis index (NI), and callus index (CI) after 20 days of culture in shoot induction media (SIM-A or SIM-B).
Factor
BIa
NI
CI
Genotype
M1
1.68 c
1.42 ab
1.50 c
M2
1.72 c
1.78 bc
1.48 c
A1
1.18 b
2.52 d
0.88 ab
A2
0.18 a
2.29 cd
1.30 bc
M1 A1
2.16 cd
2.02 bcd
0.92 ab
M1 A2
2.46 d
1.10 a
1.24 bc
M2 A1
2.10 cd
2.52 d
0.50 a
M2 A2
1.82 c
1.84 bc
0.78 ab
Medium
SIM-A
1.05 a
2.77 b
0.94 a
SIM-B
2.27 b
1.10 a
1.21 b
Genotype medium interaction
M1-A
0.84
2.8 de
1.64 de
M1-B
2.52
0.04 a
1.36 cde
M2-A
0.92
2.96 e
1.20 bcde
M2-B
2.52
0.60 a
1.76 e
A1-A
0.32
3.16 e
0.64 ab
A1-B
2.04
1.88 c
1.12 bcde
A2-A
0.00
3.16 e
0.96 cbd
A2-B
0.36
1.42 bc
1.64 de
M1 A1-A
1.56
3.36 e
0.92 bc
M1 A1-B
2.76
0.68 ab
0.92 bc
M1 A2-A
1.88
1.52 c
1.04 bcd
M1 A2-B
3.04
0.68 ab
1.44 cde
M2 A1-A
1.52
3.20 e
0.20 a
M2 A1-B
2.68
1.84 c
0.80 abc
M2 A2-A
1.40
2.04 cd
0.92 bc
M2 A2-B
2.24
1.64 c
0.64 ab
ANOVAb
Genotype
***
***
***
Medium
***
***
*
Genotype medium
ns
**
ns
For each of the genotype, medium, and genotype × medium interaction factors, mean values within a column separated by different letters are significantly different () according to Duncan’s multiple range test. ***, **, *, and ns indicate being significant, at , , and , and nonsignificant, respectively.
