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Table 1 Phenotypic characteristics of AS5ox lines.

From: Overexpression of a natural chloroplast-encoded antisense RNA in tobacco destabilizes 5S rRNA and retards plant growth

  

WT

AS5ox-1

AS5ox-2

*Days to Flowering from Planting

50.60 ± 1.43

53.80 ± 0.79

53.80 ± 0.79

*Total Chlorophyll (g/m2) at Maturity

0.75 ± 0.05

0.69 ± 0.04

0.66 ± 0.04

*Plant Height (cm)

99.97 ± 1.65

81.46 ± 2.36

86.66 ± 1.90

*Shoot Fresh Weight (g)

101.69 ± 3.02

82.39 ± 3.29

83.21 ± 3.04

Internode 3

Length (cm)

5.71 ± 0.19

5.37 ± 0.24

5.12 ± 0.29

 

*Circumference (cm)

4.44 ± 0.05

4.06 ± 0.06

4.16 ± 0.09

Internode 9

*Length (cm)

15.98 ± 0.49

12.61 ± 0.61

13.27 ± 0.78

 

*Circumference (cm)

3.98 ± 0.10

3.16 ± 0.12

3.52 ± 0.11

Leaf 3

Length (cm)

30.77 ± 0.77

32.17 ± 1.22

30.11 ± 0.95

 

Width (cm)

19.85 ± 0.47

21.04 ± 0.95

19.82 ± 0.69

 

Fresh Weight (mg/cm2)

20.53 ± 0.79

17.16 ± 0.43

20.23 ± 0.73

 

*Dry Weight (mg/cm2)

1.68 ± 0.07

1.80 ± 0.04

1.95 ± 0.06

Leaf 9

*Length (cm)

33.82 ± 1.25

27.10 ± 1.92

25.02 ± 1.42

 

*Width (cm)

16.34 ± 0.66

11.93 ± 1.27

11.01 ± 0.90

 

Fresh Weight (mg/cm2)

14.34 ± 0.54

11.97 ± 0.17

13.99 ± 0.37

 

Dry Weight (mg/cm2)

2.02 ± 0.07

1.86 ± 0.09

2.13 ± 0.08

  1. Results represent an average ± the standard error of measurements taken 40 days after germination (WT - n = 18; AS5ox-1 and AS5ox-2 - n = 17) or at maturity (n = 10). Internode and leaf numbers were counted starting from the base of the plant.
  2. *Traits with a significant difference (p < 0.05) between both AS5ox lines and WT.