Table III.
Effects of Suc concentration on chlorophyll and anthocyanin accumulation and on floral transition
| Characteristics Affected by Suc | Culture Period | Suc in the Medium
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5% | n | 3% | n | 5% | n | ||
| weeks | |||||||
| Chlorophyll (mg g−1 fresh wt)a | 2 | 1.75 (±0.10) | 15 | 2.17 (±0.06) | 15 | 2.35 (±0.05) | 15 |
| 3 | 1.98 (±0.04) | 16 | 2.48 (±0.04) | 15 | 3.01 (±0.05) | 15 | |
| Anthocyanin (Abs. g−1 fresh wt)b | 3 | 1.03 | 12 | 3.00 | 14 | 18.8 | 15 |
| Rosette leaf no.c | 3 | 13.3 (±0.2) | 33 | 15.4 (±0.2) | 38 | 19.0 (±0.3) | 39 |
| Total leaf no. | 17.3 (±0.3) | 20.2 (±0.3) | 25.1 (±0.4) | ||||
n, No. of plants examined.
a
Chlorophyll was extracted from overground parts of plants.
b
Plants were combined and anthocyanin was extracted. Abs, Absorbance.
c
Wild-type plants (Col-0) were cultured on the medium for 3 weeks and transferred to soil.