Table 3.
Floral organ lengths two days post-anthesis
LA1589 (n=16) | MIR167 (n=26) | MIR167 + MeJA (n=21) | |
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Sepal (mm) | 4.9±0.3 | 4.9±0.2 | 4.7±0.2 |
Petal (mm) | 12.8±1.6 | 7.9±0.6* | 7.9±0.6* |
Stamen cone (mm) | 8.7±0.4 | 7.4±0.5* | 7.3±0.4* |
Ovary (mm) | 1.2±0.1 | 1.1±0.1 | 1.0±0.2 |
Style (mm) | 8.8±0.2 | 6.6±0.9* | 6.6±1.3* |
The values represent the mean±SD. Asterisk denotes significant difference by student’s t-test (P<0.05) compared with wild type. No significant differences were found in MIR167 transgenics treated with or without methyl jasmonate.