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. 2002 Apr;14(4):763–776. doi: 10.1105/tpc.010359

Table 3.

Rop2 Affects the Number of Root Hairs per Millimeter of Root

Type of
Plant
No. of Root Hairs per Millimeter a
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
a

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.

b

Standard error of the difference between two means = 2.078, t = 3.532, P < 0.01.