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Table 1 Effects of different explants on protocorms and PLBs induction

From: Putative genes in alkaloid biosynthesis identified in Dendrobium officinale by correlating the contents of major bioactive metabolites with genes expression between Protocorm-like bodies and leaves

Explants

Seeds

Leaves

Stem fragments

Stem tips

Stem with nodes

Induction rate (%)

100 ± 0.0

43 ± 0.9

25 ± 1.8

52 ± 1.6

31 ± 1.9

Growth status

Well

Common

Not good

Common

Common