Journal of
Plant BiotechnologyThe effect of different substrate media on survival percentage and growth of cv. wangi and cv. putih attained at week 4 of acclimatization. T1) peat, perlite and vermiculate (1:1:1), T2) peat and vermiculate (1:1), T3) peat and perlite (1:1), and T4) peat
Type of taro | Substrate composition | Survival (%) | Plant height (cm) | Root length (cm) | No. of roots | Plantlets producing new shoots (%) | Plantlets producing micro-corm (%) |
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cv. wangi | T1 | 100 | 22.38a ± 1.36 | 17.02a ± 1.40 | 9.72a ± 0.66 | 0ns | 28a ± 10.19 |
T2 | 100 | 26.22b ± 1.13 | 18.14ab ± 0.33 | 11.16bc ± 0.48 | 0ns | 56b ± 11.66 | |
T3 | 100 | 26.74b ± 2.27 | 18.18ab ± 1.19 | 10.28ab ± 0.77 | 0ns | 52ab ± 16.25 | |
T4 | 100 | 26.34b ± 1.44 | 19.2b ± 1.08 | 12.08c ± 0.41 | 4ns | 40ab ± 8.94 | |
cv. putih | T1 | 100 | 25.76a ± 2.40 | 21.26a ± 1.48 | 10.68ns | 28ns | 88ns |
T2 | 100 | 25.8a ± 2.24 | 22.88a ± 1.91 | 10.6ns | 20ns | 100ns | |
T3 | 100 | 28.76b ± 1.20 | 21.84a ± 0.82 | 11.84ns | 12ns | 100ns | |
T4 | 100 | 26.04ab ± 1.75 | 21.26a ± 1.43 | 9.64ns | 16ns | 100ns |
Data followed by different letters showed a significant difference at P ≤ 0.05. Data represent mean ± standard error, n = 25.