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Table 5 Effect of picloram, ABA, and 2iP on morphological responses of embryonic cultures after 12 weeks (6-weeks interval)

From: High-frequency direct somatic embryogenesis and plantlet regeneration from date palm immature inflorescences using picloram

Treatments (mg/l)

Culture fresh weight (mg)

Individual embryos (n)

Multiple embryos (n)

Vitrified embryos (n)

Control*

2.30 e

15.50 c

3.20 e

6.30 c

0.1 Picloram

4.78 c

20.39 b

11.30 d

8.20 bc

0.1 Picloram + 0.1 ABA

4.40 d

27.90 a

13.80 c

6.80 c

0.1 Picloram + 0.1 2ip

5.80 b

22.50 b

16 .70 b

12.60 a

0.1 Picloram + 0.1 2ip + 0.1 ABA

6.20 a

17.50 c

22.40 a

9.10 b

  1. Means with different letters within each column are significantly different at 5%; *Control: without growth regulators