Table 1 Effect of cytokinins and NAA on shoot development from shoot tip explants of S. mollis inoculated onto MS medium after 8 weeks of culture

MS₀

BAP

 2.2

68.24

10.74 ± 0.5^g

2.5 ± 0.6^d

 4.4

75.81

19.22 ± 0.78^c

3.5 ± 0.5^bc

 8.9

96.27

25.32 ± 0.83^a

4.5 ± 0.8^a

 11.1

66.58

20.21 ± 0.8^b

4.2 ± 0.6^ab

TDZ

 2.22

54.59

13.22 ± 0.5^f

1.5 ± 0.69^e

 4.54

78.69

21.54 ± 0.3^b

3.5 ± 0.4^bc

 6.81

65.38

17.21 ± 0.29^cd

2.7 ± 0.8^d

Kinetin

 2.32

53.87

11.15 ± 0.3^g

2.5 ± 0.78^d

 4.6

68.18

18.69 ± 0.28^cd

3.5 ± 0.42^bc

 6.9

76.78

19.86 ± 0.36^c

4.3 ± 0.2^a

 9.3

70.09

17.85 ± 0.3^cd

4.1 ± 0.39^ab

BAP + NAA

 8.9 + 0.53

85.98

25.26 ± 0.39^a

4.1 ± 0.68^ab

 8.9 +1.59

82.21

22.68 ± 1.3^b

3.9 ± 0.7^b

 8.9 + 2.65

80.23

18.26 ± 0.4^cd

3.9 ± 0.6^b

TDZ+NAA

 4.5 + 0.53

78.65

20.21 ± 0.31^c

2.5 ± 0.46^d

 4.5 +1.59

72.34

18.96 ± 0.42^cd

2.4 ± 0.4^d

 4.5 + 2.65

69.23

16.17 ± 0.47^de

2.4 ± 0.41^d

Kinetin + NAA

 6.9 + 0.53

76.16

19.21 ± 0.71^c

4.0 ± 0.8^ab

 6.9 +1.59

74.25

17.11 ± 0.29^cd

3.9 ± 0.7^b

 6.9 + 2.65

68.95

13.24 ± 0.2^f

3.9 ± 0.9^b