Table 1.

Growth characteristics of the ectopic BnPERK1 transgenic Arabidopsis

		Col-O	S2	S4	S10
Average ovules/pistil (±SE)	1	42.39 ± 1.17	nd	55.71 ± 1.17*	53.27 ± 1.58*
		(n = 28)		(n = 17)	(n = 22)
	2	40.64 ± 1.30	54.12 ± 1.34*	nd	51.18 ± 1.64*
		(n = 14)	(n = 17)		(n = 11)
Average seeds/silique (±SE)	3	34.03 ± 0.91	nd	46.59 ± 0.62*	48.38 ± 0.74*
		(n = 79)		(n = 152)	(n = 135)
	4	40.89 ± 0.96	52.33 ± 0.62*	51.67 ± 0.75*	52 ± 0.93*
		(n = 38)	(n = 72)	(n = 36)	(n = 29)
Average dry seed mass (mg)/plant (±SE)	3	127.1 ± 17.4	nd	141.6 ± 9.1	179.3 ± 15.4*
		(n = 17)		(n = 37)	(n = 40)
	4	147.9 ± 20.4	343.9 ± 44.6*	147.5 ± 25.6	206.1 ± 33.9
		(n = 19)	(n = 21)	(n = 49)	(n =37; P=0.07)
Average Height (cm)	3	35.94 ± 1.45	nd	47.83 ± 0.65*	45.15 ± 0.84*
		(n = 17)		(n = 41)	(n = 40)
	4	53.11 ± 1.68	50.10 ± 1.45	55.71 ± 0.76	57.34 ± 1.08*
		(n = 19)	(n = 21)	(n = 49)	(n = 50)
Average # of lateral shoots/plant	3	27.06 ± 1.50	nd	31.38 ± 1.63*	43.05 ± 2.00*
		(n = 17)		(n = 40)	(n = 40)
	4	22.26 ± 2.11	34.47 ± 2.21*	29.65 ± 1.53*	37.87 ± 2.12*
		(n = 19)	(n = 19)	(n = 47)	(n = 31)

All values ± standard error; nd, not determined; n = # of plants.

^*Denote averages with statistically significant differences relative to Col-0 (t-test, p < 0.05). Expt 1, 24 February 2003; Expt 2, 20 April 2003; Expt 3, October 2002—Harvested at Day 60 (Col-0 senescent, S4 and S10 still producing lateral shoots and flowering); Expt 4, July 2003—Harvested at Senescence day 82 (when Col-0 stopped flowering, S2, 4, 10 were still flowering).