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Table 2 Quantification of colchicine content (mean ± standard error bar, n = 3) in in vitro and in vivo tubers of Gloriosa superba L.

From: Colchicine (a high-priced alkaloid) accumulation and HPTLC quantification in different stages of in vitro developed tuber of Gloriosa superba L.

S. no.

Name of samples

Amount of colchicine (%)

1

In vivo tuber

7.75 ± 0.25a

2

In vitro tuber (2 weeks)

7.7 ± 0.40a

3

In vitro tuber (4 weeks)

6.35 ± 0.17c

4

In vitro tuber (6 weeks)

5.71 ± 0.46b

5

In vitro tuber (8 weeks)

3.27 ± 0.45b

6

In vitro tuber (10 weeks)

3.03 ± 0.34d

7

In vitro tuber (12 weeks)

1.78 ± 0.22c

  1. Column with same letters in superscript are not significant at P < 0.05 based on one-way analysis of variance followed by Duncan’s multiple range test [34]