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Table 2 Effect of different preservation periods (month) on regrowth percentage of encapsulated somatic embryos during different recovery periods (12 months—one month for each)

From: Protocol for plant regeneration from encapsulated somatic embryos of Citrus sinensis L.

Recovery period (month)	Preservation period (month)			Mean
Recovery period (month)	1	2	3	Mean
1	20.0 j	12.5 k	0.0 m	10.8 H
2	40.0 g	37.5 h	10.0 l	29.2 G
3	50.0 f	50.0 f	20.0 j	40.0 F
4	60.0 e	62.5 d	30.0 i	50.8 E
5	70.0 c	62.5 d	30.0 i	54.2 D
6	80.0 b	62.5 d	30.0 i	57.5 C
7	80.0 b	62.5 d	30.0 i	57.5 C
8	80.0 b	62.5 d	30.0 i	57.5 C
9	90.0 a	62.5 d	30.0 i	60.8 B
10	90.0 a	62.5 d	40.0 g	64.2 A
11	90.0 a	62.5 d	40.0 g	64.2 A
12	90.0 a	62.5 d	40.0 g	64.2 A
Mean	70.0 A	55.2 B	27.5 C

Values followed by the same letter (s) were not significantly different by Duncan’s test at 0.05 level

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