Table 3 Effect of different sources and concentrations of auxins (supplemented in the MS semisolid medium) on root initiation, multiplication, and elongation from shoots of gerbera

0.5 IAA

6.3±0.9 de

6.3±0.9 b

3.8±0.2 abc

1 IAA

7.7±0.7 d

8.3±0.9 ab

4.5±0.2 a

1.5 IAA

4.7±0.7 e

8.7±0.9 a

4.8±0.4 a

0.5 IBA

6.3±0.7 de

3.7±0.7 c

4.1±0.2 ab

1 IBA

11.3±0.7 c

2.7±0.7 d

3.2±0.2 bcd

1.5 IBA

14.3±0.7 b

2.3±0.3 e

3.0±0.4 cd

Control

17.0±1.0 a

2.0±0.6 e

2.8±0.3 d