Table 3.
Rop2 Affects the Number of Root Hairs per Millimeter of Root
Type of Plant |
No. of Root Hairs per Millimeter a
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Minimum | Maximum | Mean | |
Wild type | 22 | 36 | 28 ± 5b |
Rop2 OX | 40 | 63 | 51 ± 9 |
CA-rop2 | 28 | 43 | 35 ± 5 |
DN-rop2 | 13 | 30 | 21 ± 5b |
Hairs were counted on a 2-mm portion of each of nine primary roots. For DN-rop2, hairs were counted on a 1-mm portion of each of 27 primary roots.
Standard error of the difference between two means = 2.078, t = 3.532, P < 0.01.