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Table 1 Characterization of flowering intensity in 2011 of apple trees bearing no crop (‘OFF’), heavy crop (‘ON’) or conventional crop (‘Control’) in 2010. ‘ON’ and ‘OFF’ trees labeled 3, 4 and 5 were used for mRNA relative quantification by qRT-PCR, and trees labeled 2 to 5 were used for mRNA microarray analyses

From: Analysis of transcripts differentially expressed between fruited and deflowered ‘Gala’ adult trees: a contribution to biennial bearing understanding in apple

Tree

Treatment

Number of meristem evaluated

Percentage of flowering meristems in 2011

Mean

Standard deviation

1

OFF

206

89.81 %

92.3 %

0.032

2

OFF

304

91.12 %

3

OFF

289

89.27 %

4

OFF

285

96.49 %

5

OFF

132

94.70 %

1

ON

217

38.71 %

38.2 %

0.166

2

ON

280

52.50 %

3

ON

293

10.24 %

4

ON

298

41.28 %

5

ON

338

48.52 %

1

Control

344

14.53 %

45.8 %

0.192

2

Control

207

59.90 %

3

Control

223

43.05 %

4

Control

219

49.32 %

5

Control

319

62.38 %