Table 1. Carbohydrate content.
carbohydrate | growth photoperiod [h light] | Col-0 | pgm3 | pgm2 |
starch [mg/g FW] | 7 h | 6.1±0.3 | 5.4±0.6 | 6.1±0.3 |
8 h | 9.2±0.4 | 7.7±0.3 | 9.4±0.2 | |
10 h | 6.9±0.4 | 5.0±0.1 | 6.1±0.2 | |
14 h | 7.0±0.7 | 6.7±0.6 | 6.4±0.6 | |
sucrose content [µmol/g FW] | 7 h | 1.55±0.11 | 1.45±0.03 | 1.81±0.03* |
8 h | 1.17±0.04 | 1.04±0.05 | 1.87±0.33* | |
10 h | 1.86±0.08 | 1.96±0.09 | 2.71±0.05* | |
14 h | 2.58±0.19 | 2.46±0.21 | 2.90±0.03** |
Leaves were harvested one hour before beginning of the dark phase. Values are means of four replicates representing a mix of 7–10 plants ± SD. Asterisks denote the significance levels as comparing mutants to Co1-0 : * p≤0.01;** p≤0.05.