Table 6 Effect of different preservation periods (month) on number of leaves/ plantlet germinated from encapsulated somatic embryos during different recovery periods (12 months—one month for each)

0.0 j

0.0 j

0.0 j

0.0 F

2.0 i

2.0 i

2.0 i

2.0 E

3.0 hi

2.0 i

2.0 i

2.3 E

3.0 hi

3.0 hi

2.0 i

2.7 E

4.0 gh

4.0 gh

4.0 gh

4.0 D

6.0 ef

4.0 gh

4.0 gh

4.7 D

7.0 de

6.0 ef

5.0 fg

6.0 C

9.0 bc

8.0 cd

5.0 fg

7.3 B

9.5 bc

10.0 b

7.0 de

8.8 A

9.5 bc

12.0 a

7.0 de

9.5 A

9.5 bc

12.0 a

7.0 de

9.5 A

10.7 ab

12.0 a

7.0 de

9.9 A

6.1 A

6.3 A

4.3 A