Treatment | Time taken for browning of root tips (days) | Time taken for resumption of root tip growth (days) | Time taken for shoot initiation (days) |
---|---|---|---|
Control | No browning | n/a | n/a |
40 °C for 2 minutes | 2-5 | 12-14b | 14-16a |
40 °C for 2 minutes and decapitation | No effect | Immediate | 5-8b |
60 °C for 2 minutes | 2-3 | 3-4a | 4b |
60 °C for 2 minutes and decapitation | No effect | Immediate | 3b |
60 °C for 4 minutes | 2-4 | 8-12b | 14-21a |
60 °C for 4 minutes and decapitation | No effect | 1-3a | 5-10b |
60 °C for 8 minutes | 2-4 | 10-13b | 14-22a |
60 °C for 8 minutes and decapitation | 2-3 | 3-5a | 8-12b |
80 °C for 2 minutes | 2-3 | 12-15b | 14-17a |
80 °C for 2 minutes and decapitation | 2-3 | 6-10ab | 8-11b |