Table 2 Effect of sucrose on development of in vitro potato microtubers

No. of days to begin tuberization

16 ± 0.577^a

8 ± 0.577^b

6.5 ± 0.577^b

No. of days to reach 50% tuberization

39.6 ± 0.781^a

23.3 ± 0.260^b

19.4 ± 0.451^c

% of tuberization after 8 weeks

58 ± 3.403^c

88 ± 1.233^b

89 ± 2.791^a

No of tubers per plantlet after 8 w

1.3 ± 0.040^b

1.6 ± 0.036^a

1.6 ± 0.036^a

Weight of microtubers

26.8 ± 0.463^c

49 ± 0.577^b

66.3 ± 0.276^a