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. 1998 Jan;116(1):165–171. doi: 10.1104/pp.116.1.165

Table I.

Characteristics of W. biflora leaves used for protoplast isolation

Characteristic Control Salinized
Osmotic pressure (MPa) 1.20 (0.07) 1.48 (0.04)
Fresh wt:dry wt ratio 8.91 (0.08) 8.25 (0.51)
Chl content (mg g−1 fresh wt) 2.16 (0.12) 1.81 (0.07)
DMSP content (μmol g−1 fresh wt) 23.2 (1.1) 32.9 (0.7)
DMSP content (mmol L−1 plant water) 26.2 (1.2) 37.5 (0.8)
DMSP content (μmol mg−1 Chl) 10.7 (0.5) 18.2 (0.4)

Leaves that had reached 70% of their final size (judged from that of adjacent mature leaves) were harvested 4 to 5 h after the start of the light period. Data are means and se (in parentheses) of three replicates.