Table 3 Effect of cold acclimation on TSS (mg g -1 DW) and starch (mg g -1 DW) changes in leaves and roots of plants of both Andean and Antarctic ecotypes of C. quitensis exposed to PhT and recovery period
Leaves | Roots | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acclimation | Ecotype | Treatment | TSS | Starch | TSS | Starch |
Non- acclimated | Andean | Initial | 53 ± 3(e) | 15 ± 2(cde) | 21 ± 1(de) | 5 ± 2(f)) |
PhT. | 66 ± 3(cd) | 13 ± 2(cdef) | 13 ± 1(e) | 8 ± 2(ef) | ||
Recovery | 124 ± 1(a) | 11 ± 3(efg) | 18 ± 1(de) | 5 ± 2(f) | ||
Antarctic | Initial | 53 ± 2(e) | 17 ± 3(cd) | 68 ± 7(b) | 13 ± 2(bcde) | |
PhT. | 59 ± 1(de) | 18 ± 2(c) | 27 ± 3(d) | 12 ± 3(cde) | ||
Recovery | 38 ± 4(f) | 13 ± 2(cdef) | 27 ± 4(d) | 9 ± 2(def) | ||
Cold- acclimated | Andean | Initial | 96 ± 1(b) | 25 ± 2(b) | 58 ± 5(b) | 19 ± 2(b) |
PhT. | 71 ± 6(cd) | 7 ± 2(fg) | 45 ± 1(c) | 15 ± 2(bcd) | ||
Recovery | 77 ± 5(c) | 10 ± 1(efg) | 11 ± 1(e) | 13 ± 2(bcde) | ||
Antarctic | Initial | 99 ± 12(b) | 33 ± 3(a) | 28 ± 5(d) | 27 ± 3(a) | |
PhT. | 59 ± 5(de) | 8 ± 2(fg) | 29 ± 3(d) | 18 ± 2(bc) | ||
Recovery | 66 ± 3(cde) | 6 ± 2(g) | 87 ± 7(a) | 14 ± 2(bcde) | ||