Table 1.

Lignin content (% dry cell wall residues), composition (mg/g dry cell wall residues), and S/G ratio in leaf blades of transgenic lines and wild-type controls

	AcBr-soluble Lignin	G Lignin	S Lignin	H Lignin	S/G
Wild-type control	15.07 ± 0.38	6.47 ± 0.79	1.69 ± 0.23	0.11 ± 0.02	0.26
78	13.94 ± 0.31	5.28 ± 0.63	1.70 ± 0.24	0.10 ± 0.02	0.32*
87	15.39 ± 0.55	5.07* ± 0.17	1.57 ± 0.02	0.12 ± 0.00	0.31*
76	12.28* ± 0.59	4.11 ± 0.45	1.63 ± 0.13	0.09 ± 0.01	0.40*

Error bars indicate standard errors (n = 3). Asterisks indicate a significant difference (t test) relative to the wild-type control (P < 0.05)