Table 2 Effect of BA or TDZ (mg/l) at different concentrations and type of explants (apical shoots or auxiliary buds) on in vitro number of shoots/ explant produced from kantava 2, morittina,yue 11, sha 2x lun 109, and kokuso 27 mulberry cultivars

Free

1 ± 0

1 ± 0

1 ± 0

1 ± 0

1 ± 0

1 ± 0

1 ± 0

1 ± 0

1 ± 0

1 ± 0

0.5 BA

1.31 ± 0.2

2.43 ± 0.19

1.16 ± 0.17

2.15 ± 0.14

1.1 ± 0.12

2.01 ± 0.15

1 ± 0.19

1.81 ± 0.18

1 ± 0.27

1.52 ± 0.05

1.0 BA

1.75 ± 0.19

3.24 ± 0.17

1.55 ± 0.17

2.87 ± 0.15

1.45 ± 0.14

2.68 ± 0.19

1.3 ± 0.15

2.41 ± 0.18

1.1 ± 0.19

2.03 ± 0.2

1.5 BA

2.19 ± 0.28

4.05 ± 0.75

1.94 ± 0.15

3.59 ± 0.16

1.8 ± 0.13

3.35 ± 0.25

1.62 ± 0.17

3 ± 0.29

1.39 ± 0.28

2.54 ± 0.14

0.5 TDZ

1.11 ± 0.136

2.07 ± 0.34

1 ± 0.125

1.83 ± 0.17

1 ± 0.19

1.7 ± 0.14

1 ± 0.12

1.5 ± 0.17

1 ± 0.12

1.3 ± 0.18

1.0 TDZ

1 ± 0.15

1.9 ± 0.125

1 ± 0.18

1.6 ± 0.13

1 ± 0.15

1.53 ± 0.17

1 ± 0.025

1.35 ± 0.16

1 ± 0.12

1.17 ± 0.15

1.5 TDZ

1 ± 0.09

1.62 ± 0.123

1 ± 0.17

1.36 ± 0.12

1 ± 0.14

1.3 ± 0.15

1 ± 0.038

1.22 ± 0.15

1 ± 0.15

1 ± 0.15