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Table 1 Nitrogen (N) content, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), and carbon:nitrogen ratio (C/N) in 9-week-old aln and aah mutants

From: Disruption of ureide degradation affects plant growth and development during and after transition from vegetative to reproductive stages

N-status

Genotype

Parameter

Wild type

aln-1

aln-2

aah

N (% dry weight)

3.39 ± 0.13

4.45 ± 0.13**

4.10 ± 0.04*

4.09 ± 0.15*

NUE

29.65 ± 1.14

22.53 ± 0.65**

24.38 ± 0.26**

24.55 ± 0.89**

C/N

11.60 ± 0.57

8.60 ± 0.27**

9.23 ± 0.22**

8.89 ± 0.38**

  1. Values are means ± standard error (n = 4)
  2. Significant differences using two-tailed t-tests based on the linear model at: *, P < 0.01 and **, P < 0.001