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Table 4 Yield metric and salvianolic acid B content (mean ± SE) of root for virus-free plants and common plants of S.m.-SC after 10 months of culture (n = 10 for virus-free plants and common plants, respectively)

From: Development of a highly efficient virus-free regeneration system of Salvia miltiorrhiza from Sichuan using apical meristem as explants

Plants

Root Weight (g/plant)

Main root Number

Main root Length (mm)

Main root Diameter (mm)

Salvianolic acid B (mg/g)

Virus-free

398.50 ± 87.88 a

6.60 ± 1.82 a

250.00 ± 36.51 a

14.06 ± 1.84 a

87.87 ± 14.74 a

Common

244.54 ± 133.95 b

6.46 ± 1.96 a

200.81 ± 58.85 b

11.20 ± 2.73 b

67.29 ± 16.66 b

  1. a Means with different letters are significantly different at P < 0.05 according to Student's t-test. Three replication of each plants were laid. Yield data were obtained by measuring fresh roots after harvest, and salvianolic acid B content was measured after drying
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