In vitro propagation and cytological analysis of Sophora mollis Royle: an endangered medicinal shrub

Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Table 2 Effect of auxins on root induction in in vitro regenerated shoots of S. mollis in half-strength MS medium after 6 weeks of culture

Auxins (μM)			Rooting (%)	No. of roots per shoot (#)	Root length (cm) (#)
IBA	NAA	IAA	Rooting (%)	No. of roots per shoot (#)	Root length (cm) (#)
½ MS	0	0	10.14	1.9± 0.39^j	0.5± 0.2^g
4.9	0	0	18.11	4.9± 0.87ⁱ	1.5± 0.29^f
7.36	0	0	21.32	7.96± 0.41^fg	2.7± 0.3^c
9.8	0	0	27.21	8.85± 0.7^f	2.8± 0.27^c
12.26	0		39.45	12.08± 0.71^d	3.1± 0.4^b
14.7	0		33.19	10.30± 0.9^e	3.0± 0.3^b
0	5.3	0	28.89	12.15± 0.81^d	1.5± 0.49^f
0	10.60	0	55.28	15.33± 0.62^c	2.0± 0.4^e
0	15.90	0	75.38	18.54± 1.0^b	4.2± 0.82^a
0	21.20	0	86.30	21.26± 1.2^a	4.5± 0.9^a
0	23.85	0	80.18	19.10± 0.92^b	4.3± 0.9^a
0	0	5.71	17.24	5.69± 0.42^h	1.6± 0.28^f
0	0	11.42	23.54	8.14± 0.69^f	2.5± 0.35^cd
0	0	17.13	37.29	11.23± 0.29^de	2.9± 0.4^b
0	0	22.84	31.12	10.21± 0.5^e	2.7± 0.39^c

^#Data are presented as the mean ±SD (n=20)
Means followed by different letter within columns indicate significant differences at p≤0.05