Table 4 Effect of different preservation periods (months) on the number of plantlets germinated from 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||
1 | 0.0 h | 0.0 h | 0.0 h | 0.0 E |
2 | 2.0 fg | 1.0 gh | 1.0 gh | 1.3 DE |
3 | 3.0 ef | 2.0 fg | 1.0 gh | 2.0 CD |
4 | 4.0 de | 3.0 ef | 2.0 fg | 3.0 BC |
5 | 6.0 bc | 4.0 de | 2.0 fg | 4.0 AB |
6 | 7.0 ab | 5.0 cd | 3.0 ef | 5.0 A |
7 | 7.0 ab | 5.0 cd | 3.0 ef | 5.0 A |
8 | 7.0 ab | 5.0 cd | 3.0 ef | 5.0 A |
9 | 7.0 ab | 5.0 cd | 3.0 ef | 5.0 A |
10 | 8.0 a | 5.0 cd | 4.0 de | 5.7 A |
11 | 8.0 a | 5.0 cd | 4.0 de | 5.7 A |
12 | 8.0 a | 5.0 cd | 4.0 de | 5.7 A |
Mean | 5.6 A | 3.7 AB | 2.5 B | |