1. Plant growth regulator Shoot length/explant (cm)
Table 3. Effect of GA3 on in vitro shoot elongation of Mentha piperita L.
Plant growth regulator
GA3 (mg/L)
Response (%)
Shoot length/explant (cm)
0.5 95
9.49 ± 1.15
1.0
100
13.1 ± 0.55
1.5 90
9.01 ± 1.25
2.0 85
8.99 ± 1.15
**Twenty explants were used for each treatment and data (Mean ± SD) recorded three – four weeks after culture.
A. T. M. Rafiqul Islam et al. Rapid in vitro Clonal Propagation of Herbal Spice, Mentha piperita L. Using Shoot Tip and
Nodal Explants. Research in Plant Sciences, 2017, Vol. 5, No. 1, doi: /plant-5-1-5
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