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Table 2 Effect of lipoic acid on regeneration frequency and number of shoots from DEC tissue

From: Robust genetic transformation of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) using differentiating embryogenic callus induced from immature embryos

DEC tissue age in months (from immature embryo isolation)

Regeneration frequency (%)

Number of shoots/callus

No LA in SIM and SRM

LA in SIM and SRM

No LA in SIM and SRM

LA in SIM and SRM

2

92.3 ± 3.05

97.6 ± 2.5

22.0 ± 3.6a

40.0 ± 4.5b

4

86.0 ± 2.0*

97.0 ± 2.6*

16.0 ± 2.0c

40.0 ± 1.5d

6

81.0 ± 1.0**

94.3 ± 2.0**

14 .0 ± 2.0e

33.0 ± 2.5f

  1. Values are the means with standard deviation (SD). Different letters in the row, in calculation of number of shoots/calli is significant (P < 0.050)
  2. * Significant at P = 0.004
  3. ** Significant at P ≤ 0.001