Vigor for In Vitro Culture Traits in S. melongena  ×  S. aethiopicum Hybrids with Potential as Rootstocks for Eggplant

Table 4

Rooting ability of S. melongena ×  S. aethiopicum interspecific hybrid plantlets in basal medium (MB) measured as frequency of rooting, frequency of plants with calli, and fresh weight (FW) and dry weight (DW) at 30 days of culture.

Interspecific hybrid	Plants with calli (%)^a	Rooting (%)	FW (g)	DW (g)
M1 × A1	37.50 c	100 a	0.22 c	0.015 b
M1 × A2	6.66 b	100 a	0.15 b	0.013 ab
M2 × A1	0.00 a	100 a	0.11 a	0.008 a
M2 × A2	4.00 b	100 a	0.12 ab	0.010 a
ANOVA^b
Genotype	***	ns	***	*

aMean values within a column separated by different letters are significantly different (𝑃<0.05) according to Duncan’s multiple range test.
^b***, **, *, and ns indicate being significant, at 𝑃<0.001, 𝑃<0.01, and 𝑃<0.05, and nonsignificant, respectively.