Table 2.
Internode lengths in wild-type LA1589 and MIR167 tomato plants
| Internode number | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7+8a | 9 | 10 | 11+12b | |
| Wild type (mm) n=10 | 21.4±2.8 | 21.5±2.5 | 23.4±2.4 | 35.9±8.4 | 46.9±9.6 | 54.8±11 | 107.8±9.4 | 83.9±13 | 67.7±8.6 | 91.2±12.1 |
| MIR167 (mm) n=10 | 16±2.4* | 18.6±2.3* | 17.8±1.8* | 23.5±2.6* | 20.5±3.2* | 18.5±2.4* | 39.0±4.1* | 35.5±4.8* | 31.2±4.0* | 45.6±6.8* |
The values represent the mean±SD. Asterisk denotes significant difference by student’s t-test (P<0.05) compared with wild type. aTermination of the vegetative meristem in the inflorescence meristem occurs after the 7th or 8th leaf. Values are the sum of the lengths of internodes just above and below the first inflorescence. bIn wild type, sympodial growth continues for exactly three internodes until terminating again in an inflorescence meristem. In MIR167, the second inflorescence forms either after 3 or 4 internodes from the first inflorescence. Values are the sum of the lengths of internodes just above and below the second inflorescence.