Table 3.
Results (mean ±standard error) on leaf lamina thickness (LT) and area (LA ), number of vessels per main vein (VN), vessel lumen area (VLA), and diameter (VLD), and vessel wall thickness (VWT) of S. commersonii and S. bulbocastanum synthetic tetraploids and the diploid parents they derived from (cmm1t and blb1c).
| Genotype | LT (µm)a,b | LA (cm2) | VN (n) | VLA (µm2) | VLD (µm) | VWT (µm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. commersonii | ||||||
| cmm1t (2n=2×) | 255.6±8.0 a | 64.87±5.48 b | 88.6±8.4 b | 376.0±23.3 c | 22.6±0.1 d | 2.7±0.05 c |
| cmm23 (2n=4×) | 245.1±4.7 a | 59.47±6.37 b | 45.3±5.20 a | 267.7±16.0 b | 19.9±0.0 c | 2.7±0.06 c |
| cmm24 (2n=4×) | 237.0±6.6 a | 32.74±1.74 a | 47.6±2.6 a | 114.2±6.3 a | 12.7±0.0 a | 2.0±0.03 a |
| cmm30 (2n=4×) | 281.8±8.5 b | 58.47±6.88 b | 39.0±4.2 a | 246.1±18.5 b | 18.3±0.0 b | 2.2±0.05 b |
| S. bulbocastanum | ||||||
| blb1c (2n=2×) | 243.0±7.9 ab | 27.84±0.92 bc | 33.3±2.3 a | 390.9±24.1 a | 23.5±0.1 a | 3.1±0.07 b |
| blb10 (2n=4×) | 222.8±9.2 ab | 29.97±0.73 c | 53.3±0.6 b | 499.3±44.5 ab | 27.1±0.1 a | 2.7±0.06 a |
| blb22 (2n=4×) | 256.1±10.1 b | 34.00±1.51 d | 52.0±1.5 b | 483.0±47.0 ab | 26.8±0.1 a | 3.0±0.07 b |
| blb25 (2n=4×) | 212.6±6.8 a | 25.23±1.31 ab | 46.0±1.2 b | 445.0±27.8 ab | 25.3±0.1 a | 2.9±0.05 b |
| blb26 (2n=4×) | 229.6±12.5 ab | 22.81±0.64 a | 36.0±5.6 a | 512.0±42.2 b | 26.4±0.0 a | 3.1±0.08 b |
a Each value of all measured parameters represents the mean of triplicate determinations.
b In each column, within each species, means denoted by the same letter did not differ significantly at P ≤0.05 according to Duncan’s multiple range test.