Table 3.
Treatment |
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Oxygen conditions |
50 mm AVG |
Elongation (mm) |
Air | − | 4·6 ± 0·8 |
+ | 2·2* ± 0·4 | |
1 % O2 | − | 10·2 ± 0·5 |
+ | 7·4* ± 0·7 | |
N2 | – | 10·5 ± 0·8 |
+ | 9·1 ± 0·8 |
Elongation was measured after incubation for 2 d in the dark. Data are the means ± s.e. of 21–25 determinations in four different experiments. Asterisks show significant differences at P < 0·05 between treatments with and without AVG at the same oxygen concentrations.