In vitro propagation and DNA barcode analysis of the endangered Silene schimperiana in Saint Katherine protectorate

Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Table 3 Effect of quarter-strength Murashige and Skoog (¼ MS) medium supplemented with indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) at different combinations on the rooting of Silene schimperiana multiple shoot clusters

Auxin conc. (μM)		Rooting (%)	Mean no. of roots/explant	Mean length of roots (cm)	Mean length of axillary shoots (cm)
IBA conc. (μM)	NAA conc. (μM)	Rooting (%)	Mean no. of roots/explant	Mean length of roots (cm)	Mean length of axillary shoots (cm)
0.00	0.00	33	16.88^c	3.4^e	5.0^c
4.92	5.38	100	30.13^a	6.0^b	7.0^b
4.92	10.75	100	34.50^a	7.4^a	8.5^a
9.85	5.38	66	22.31^b	5.2^c	6.5^b
9.85	10.75	66	18.65^bc	4.2^d	5.5^c

Means in the same column with different letters are statistically significantly different at p ≤ 0.05