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Table 4

The 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 (%)
cv. wangi	T1	100	22.38^a ± 1.36	17.02^a ± 1.40	9.72^a ± 0.66	0^ns	28^a ± 10.19
	T2	100	26.22^b ± 1.13	18.14^ab ± 0.33	11.16^bc ± 0.48	0^ns	56^b ± 11.66
	T3	100	26.74^b ± 2.27	18.18^ab ± 1.19	10.28^ab ± 0.77	0^ns	52^ab ± 16.25
	T4	100	26.34^b ± 1.44	19.2^b ± 1.08	12.08^c ± 0.41	4^ns	40^ab ± 8.94

cv. putih	T1	100	25.76^a ± 2.40	21.26^a ± 1.48	10.68^ns	28^ns	88^ns
	T2	100	25.8^a ± 2.24	22.88^a ± 1.91	10.6^ns	20^ns	100^ns
	T3	100	28.76^b ± 1.20	21.84^a ± 0.82	11.84^ns	12^ns	100^ns
	T4	100	26.04^ab ± 1.75	21.26^a ± 1.43	9.64^ns	16^ns	100^ns

Data followed by different letters showed a significant difference at P ≤ 0.05. Data represent mean ± standard error, n = 25.

J Plant Biotechnol 2022;49:124~130 https://doi.org/10.5010/JPB.2022.49.2.124

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