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Table 1 Concentration of sucrose, glucose and fructose on a fresh weight basis in sugarcane tissues of cultivar Q117 as measured by HPLC.

From: Identification of drought-response genes and a study of their expression during sucrose accumulation and water deficit in sugarcane culms

Tissue1

Sugars (mg/g FW) ± SE

 

Sucrose

Glucose

Fructose

LFE

13.17 ± 2.48a

1.72 ± 0.42a

2.14 ± 0.73a

I4-5

9.07 ± 3.42a

14.59 ± 2.07b

12.68 ± 1.86b

I7-8

44.87 ± 6.44b

14.87 ± 1.03b

11.47 ± 1.01b

I13-14

124.84 ± 12.97c

1.07 ± 0.36a

1.21 ± 0.36a

  1. 1LFE = last fully expanded leaf, I4-5 = internodes 4 and 5, I7-8 = internodes 7 and 8, I13-14 = internodes 13 and 14. Means are shown ± standard error of the mean (SE) (n = 3).
  2. aWithin a column, numbers with the same letter are not significantly different based on LSD test from one-way analysis of variance (P ≤ 0.05).
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BMC Plant Biology

ISSN: 1471-2229

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