Table I.
Growth parameters of 4-week-old wild-type and SAUR39-OX rice plants
The data are means ± se (n = 10 plants). Asterisks indicate values of wild-type plants that are significantly different from values of OX lines within that treatment (P < 0.05, Fisher's protected lsd test).
| Treatment and Plant | Leaf Number | Senescing Leaves | Total Tillers | Shoot Length | Shoot Dry Biomass | Root Dry Biomass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cm | g | g | ||||
| Nutrient solution without NAA | ||||||
| Wild type | 18.3 ± 1.4* | 1.9 ± 0.22* | 3.5 ± 0.22* | 23.1 ± 2.1* | 2.4 ± 0.21* | 0.48 ± 0.05* |
| OX1 | 14.2 ± 1.5 | 3.1 ± 0.32 | 2.8 ± 0.23 | 19.1 ± 1.5 | 1.6 ± 0.19 | 0.31 ± 0.04 |
| OX2 | 14.5 ± 1.7 | 3.3 ± 0.35 | 2.7 ± 0.27 | 19.3 ± 1.7 | 1.7 ± 0.18 | 0.33 ± 0.04 |
| Nutrient solution with 0.04 μm NAA | ||||||
| Wild type | 18.7 ± 2.0 | 1.8 ± 0.17* | 3.6 ± 0.29 | 24.0 ± 2.2 | 2.5 ± 0.24 | 0.50 ± 0.05 |
| OX1 | 17.1 ± 1.9 | 2.2 ± 0.19 | 3.3 ± 0.30 | 22.2 ± 1.9 | 2.1 ± 0.21 | 0.41 ± 0.05 |
| OX2 | 17.3 ± 1.8 | 2.1 ± 0.18 | 3.2 ± 0.33 | 22.2 ± 2.0 | 2.2 ± 0.19 | 0.42 ± 0.05 |