Effects of some gelling agents and their concentrations on conversion of oil palm polyembryoids into plantlets

Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Table 3 Effect of different type of gelling agent on oil palm polyembryoids morphology after 90 days of culture

Gelling agent	Concentration (g/l)	Multiple shoot with root (%)	Shoot only (%)	Root only (%)	Callus (%)	SSE (%)	Dead (%)
Gelrite®	1.5	53.3a	6.7d	0.0c	6.7b	13.3a	20.0a
	2.5	46.7b	20.0c	13.3b	13.3a	6.7b	0.0c
	3.5	53.3a	26.7b	6.7b	0.0c	13.3a	0.0c
Agar Type 900	8	33.3d	33.3a	13.3b	0.0c	6.7b	13.3b
	10	40.0c	33.3a	0.0c	0.0c	6.7b	20.0a
	12	26.7e	33.3a	20.0a	6.7b	0.0c	13.3b

Values in the same column having the different letters are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 based on Duncan Multiple Range Test [9]. Data expressed as percentage were transformed using arc sine prior to ANOVA and converted back to the original scale for demonstration in the table [10]