Table 3 Effect of different auxins on in vitro root induction of Dioscorea bulbifera on ½MS medium

Control

0

0 ± 0.00

0.0 ± 0.00

0.0 ± 0.00

IAA

0.25

60 ± 5.77^b

2.9 ± 0.28

1.3 ± 0.15^bc

0.50

93 ± 3.33^acd

3.1 ± 0.19

2.8 ± 0.18^acd

0.75

67 ± 3.33^b

3.0 ± 0.24

2.2 ± 0.03^abd

1.0

70 ± 0.00^b

2.7 ± 0.10

1.3 ± 0.20^bc

IBA

0.25

77 ± 3.33^cd

2.3 ± 0.08^c

1.6 ± 0.12^bcd

0.50

80 ± 0.00^cd

2.5 ± 0.15^c

2.1 ± 0.08^ac

0.75

97 ± 3.33^abd

3.5 ± 0.05^abd

4.1 ± 0.03^abd

1.0

67 ± 3.33^abc

2.6 ± 0.14^c

2.1 ± 0.02^ac

NAA

0.25

70 ± 5.77^bc

2.7 ± 0.23^c

1.0 ± 0.05^bcd

0.50

90 ± 5.77^ad

3.2 ± 0.11^c

2.3 ± 0.03^ac

0.75

100 ± 0.00^ad

4.7 ± 0.03^abd

4.1 ± 0.05^abd

1.0

73 ± 3.33^bc

2.8 ± 0.13^c

2.1 ± 0.15^ac