Induction of somatic embryos in cultures of Asparagus racemosus Willd: an endangered medicinally important plant

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Table 3 Effect of BAP on in vitro shoot cluster multiplication in Asparagus racemosus

S. no.	BAP concentration (mg L⁻¹)	Mean no. of shoots*	Mean length of shoots (cm)*
1.	0.04	11.36 ± 0.51^a	4.48 ± 0.28^a
2.	0.06	12.27 ± 0.65^ab	3.88 ± 0.29^a
3.	0.08	15.87 ± 0.56^b	2.93 ± 0.24^b

Values represent mean ± SE
*Twenty replicates per treatment, repeated thrice. One-way ANOVA with Duncan’s multiple range test was applied
Data in columns followed by different letter (superscript) significantly different at 0.05 % level