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Table 1 Effects of different concentrations of commercial bleach (Jik) on elimination of surface contamination of cassava nodal explants

From: In vitro propagation of three mosaic disease resistant cassava cultivars

Nb of explants

jik Concentration

(%)

Exposure

time (min)

Percent (%) clean explants

After 4 days

After 8 days

After 12 days

60

10

5

80

66.67

13.33

60

10

10

81.67

63.33

13.33

60

10

15

78.33

21.67

13.33

60

10

20

90

78.33

55

60

15

5

91.67

56.67

43.33

60

15

10

93.33

21.67

28.33

60

15

15

100

100

73.33

60

15

20

100

71.67

71.67

60

20

15

100

96.67

90

60

20

20

93.33

91.67

81.67

60

25

15

95

80

80

60

25

20

96.67

91.67

85