In Vitro Seeds Germination and Seedling Growth of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. (Fabaceae))
Table 1
Growth performance of Bambara groundnut in vitro plantlets derived from three explant types on different basal media after four weeks of cultivation.
Media culture
Explant types
Plantlets height (cm)
Number of leaves
Root length (cm)
Biomass (g)
Control
EA
1.93 ± 0.36
2.40 ± 0.24
2.40 ± 0.37
0.01 ± 0.00
SWtC
2.80 ± 0.30
2.17 ± 0.10
7.30 ± 0.82
0.11 ± 0.015
SWC
3.76 ± 0.08
2.25 ± 0.14
8.07 ± 0.04
0.12 ± 0.001
MS
EA
7.53 ± 0.13
4.88 ± 0.31
6.70 ± 0.21
0.04 ± 0.003
SWtC
10.48 ± 0.78
6.99 ± 1.01
21.51 ± 3.02
0.26 ± 0.01
SWC
7.50 ± 0.7
6.00 ± 0.70
16.59 ± 2.48
0.24 ± 0.007
McCown
EA
5.29 ± 1.20
3.72 ± 0.55
3.88 ± 0.84
0.028 ± 0.006
SWtC
7.17 ± 0.11
6.64 ± 1.57
10.65 ± 3.44
0.25 ± 0.03
SWC
5.64 ± 0.56
4.26 ± 0.93
12.04 ± 0.70
0.22 ± 0.002
B5
EA
6.99 ± 0.77
4.66 ± 0.33
4.78 ± 0.42
0.04 ± 0.002
SWtC
6.23 ± 0.7
4.67 ± 0.54
11.98 ± 4.59
0.25 ± 0.02
SWC
5.76 ± 1.01
5.55 ± 0.98
10.95 ± 1.73
0.13 ± 0.009
SH
EA
5.22 ± 1.02
3.98 ± 0.22
5.00 ± 0.64
0.03 ± 0.002
SWtC
7.08 ± 0.60
5.12 ± 0.59
17.68 ± 3.29
0.22 ± 0.004
SWC
7.10 ± 1.39
4.90 ± 0.55
16.15 ± 4.59
0.21 ± 0.001
CHU
EA
5.75 ± 0.47
4.73 ± 0.39
3.87 ± 0.06
0.03 ± 0.001
SWtC
5.80 ± 0.74
3.66 ± 0.50
9.55 ± 2.82
0.21 ± 0.02
SWC
6.20 ± 1.48
5.16 ± 0.76
10.81 ± 3.12
0.19 ± 0.03
In the same column, the numbers followed by the same letter are statistically identical to the 5% threshold (Newman-Keuls test) (average ± standard error).
