Table 1 Response of nodal explants of Andrographis alata cultured on MS medium supplemented with cytokinins

Control

0.0

0

0 ± 0^f

0 ± 0^g

KN

2.5

83.33

1.2 ± 0.13^e

2.52 ± 0.17^a

5

66.66

1 ± 0.00^e

1.95 ± 0.03^b

7.5

66.66

1.25 ± 0.13^e

1.57 ± 0.14^cd

10

50

1 ± 0^e

0.96 ± 0.09^e

2-iP

2.5

83.33

1.20 ± 0.13^e

0.53 ± 0.02^f

5

83.33

1.25 ± 0.16^e

0.46 ± 0.05^f

7.5

66.66

1.50 ± 0.18^e

0.58 ± 0.05^f

10

66.66

1 ± 0.00^e

0.60 ± 0.04^f

BAP

2.5

83.33

2.4 ± 0.16^d

0.87 ± 0.04^e

5

83.33

5.25 ± 0.31^c

0.93 ± 0.08^e

7.5

75.00

8.6 ± 0.26^b

1.37 ± 0.07^d

10

83.33

12.20 ± 0.64^a

1.68 ± 0.06^c

TDZ

2.5

50

0 ± 0^f

0 ± 0^g

5

66.66

0 ± 0^f

0 ± 0^g

7.5

66.66

0 ± 0^f

0 ± 0^g

10

66.66

0 ± 0^f

0 ± 0^g