Transcriptome and metabolome profiling provide insights into molecular mechanism of pseudostem elongation in banana

Table 1 Variation in stem height and stem girth at different time points of studied WT and MT Aifen No. banana plants

Time	Trait	Wild type (Dwarf)	Mutant (High)
5–6 leaves seedlings	Stem girth (cm)	3.5–5.0	2.0–3.0
5–6 leaves seedlings	Plant height (m)	0.12–0.14	0.18–0.22
Three months	Stem girth (cm)	20.3–22.5	15.5–18.5
Three months	Plant height (m)	0.4–0.8	1.0–1.3
Six months	Stem girth (cm)	45.5–49.5	38.5–40.6
Six months	Plant height (m)	1.0–1.2	1.5–2.0
Nine months	Stem girth (cm)	80.6–82.5	74.5–76.8
Nine months	Plant height (m)	1.6–1.8	2.5–3.0
Budding stage	Stem girth (cm)	95.5–98.5	92.5–95.0
Budding stage	Plant height (m)	2.0–2.5	2.8–3.5
Harvest period	Stem girth (cm)	95.5–98.5	92.5–95.0
Harvest period	Plant height (m)	2.0–2.5	2.8–3.5

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