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Table 3 Effect of repeated subcultures of microshoots on full-strength Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 1.5 mg L-1 6-benzylaminopurine, Indole-3-butyric acid at 0.5 mg L-1, and α-naphthaleneacetic acid at 0.1 mg L-1 on shoot proliferation of Artocarpus heterophyllus L.

From: Clonal fidelity investigation of micropropagated hardened plants of jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus L.) with RAPD markers

Subculture

Number of shoots/explant

Shoot length (cm)

First

4.67±0.08a

4.32±0.03a

Second

4.97±0.13ab

4.92±0.04b

Third

5.92±0.14d

5.85±0.04d

Fourth

5.39±0.16c

5.18±0.05c

Fifth

5.31±0.11bc

4.9±0.03b

Sixth

5.19±0.09bc

5.1±0.03c

  1. Each value represents the mean ± SE of three repeated experiments. Each mean value followed by the same letter does not differ significantly according to Duncan’s multiple range test (p ≤ 0.05). Marked in bold is the treatment that yielded the best result