Table 3. Soluble sugar and starch content (means ± S.E., n = 3) of D.chinense seedlings under non-flooded and flooded conditions.

Organ	Soluble sugar (mg•g−1 dry weight)		Starch (mg•g−1 dry weight)
	Non-flooded	Flooded	Non-flooded	Flooded
Leaf	22.20±1.323	26.69±0.387*	38.39±3.358	54.73±3.924*
Stem	17.17±0.365	16.42±0.150 NS	64.46±1.688	67.68±2.429 NS
Root	16.36±0.286	19.28±0.224**	88.03±5.432	44.96±3.800**

*,**: significant differences (P<0.05 and P<0.01, respectively) based on a t-test.