Table III.
Protein and chlorophyll contents of the leaves.
Plants from the indicated transgenic lines were grown for 6 weeks in the growth chamber. For all measurements, the terminal leaflets of fully developed potato leaves were used. The values are means (±SD) of at least three independent experiments.
| Plant | Chl content | Chl a/b ratio | Protein content |
|---|---|---|---|
| g m−2 | g m−2 | ||
| WT | 0.41 ± 0.15 | 3.40 ± 0.14 | 5.6 ± 0.57 |
| A100 | 0.38 ± 0.16 | 3.85 ± 0.12 | 5.58 ± 0.51 |
| A93 | 0.34 ± 0.20 | 4.24 ± 0.11 | 5.93 ± 0.45 |
| A62 | 0.33 ± 0.18 | 3.74 ± 0.08 | 5.22 ± 0.57 |
| A150 | 0.31 ± 0.15 | 3.96 ± 0.12 | 5.75 ± 0.50 |
| A99 | 0.33 ± 0.20 | 4.10 ± 0.14 | 5.41 ± 0.68 |