Table 2.

Effects of over-expression of AtGA2ox8 in rapeseed on biomass accumulation

Plant	Number of leaves	FW (g)	DW (g)	FW/DW	Seed yield per plant (g)	1000-seed weight (g)	Seed oil content (%)	Erucic acid content (%)	Glucosinolate content (µmol/g)	Oleic acid content (%)
1	30.0±1.3	620.4±20.5	61.7±5.6	10.1	17.7±1.8	2.36±0.09	32.5±0.6	0.86±0.35	40.6±2.7	62.2±0.17
2	29.5±1.2	495.5±14.5***	44.2±7.6**	11.2	18.8±1.8	2.85±0.10***	33.5±0.5*	1.30±0.50	33.5±2.7*	62.5±0.20
3	30.0±1.0	488.7±13.2***	43.5±7.3**	11.3	17.8±1.4	2.92±0.09***	34.4±0.4**	1.35±0.49	30.8±2.8*	63.3±0.28

Results are given for two independent lines and represent the mean±SD of 10 to 15 samples each. FW: fresh weight; DW: dry weight

^* P<0.05 significant differences between the WT and the two mutant lines

^** P<0.01 significant differences between the WT and the two mutant lines

^*** P<0.001 significant differences between the WT and the two mutant lines

Plant: 1. WT; 2. 35S::GFP-AtGA2ox8-2; 3. 35S::GFP-AtGA2ox8-3