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. 2005 Jun 2;96(2):269–278. doi: 10.1093/aob/mci175

Table 4.

Leaf number on a ‘parent’ shoot when the first ‘daughter’ tiller emerged in L. perenne, A. stolonifera and P. pratensis (coleoptile leaves and prophylls included)

Phytomer number on the ‘parent’ shoot at first ‘daughter’ tiller emergence

L. perenne
A. stolonifera
P. pratensis
Leaf number on MS at growth of:
    1st T I 5·7 ± 0·2a 5·3 ± 0·1a 5·8 ± 0·2a
    R1 6·3 ± 0·3b
    R2 6·7 ± 0·3bc
    R3 7·4 ± 0·3c
    R4 8·2 ± 0·2d
    R5 9·3 ± 0·2e
Leaf number on T I at growth of:
    1st T II on T1 4·7 ± 0·2b 4·1 ± 0·2b
    1st T II on T2 4·3 ± 0·1b 4·2 ± 0·1b 4·0 ± 0f
    1st T II on T3 4·1 ± 0·1b 4·6 ± 0·3ab 4·0 ± 0f
    1st T II on T4 4·0 ± 0·2b 4·5 ± 0·3ab
    1st T II on T5 4·3 ± 0·3b
Leaf number on T II at growth of 1st TIII 4·5 ± 0·3b 4·5 ± 0·8ab
P columns <0·0001 <0·0001 <0·0001

MS, Seedling main stem; R, shoots from rhizome; T I, primary, T II, secondary and T III, tertiary tillers.

Data are means ± standard error of 12 plants grown in a greenhouse for 37 DAT.

P values are given according to Kruskal–Wallis. a, b and c indicate significant differences between medians in columns.