Table 5.

Cytological characteristics of G. decumbens seed-derived plants (control) and plants regenerated from leaf mesophyll protoplasts

Plant type	2C DNA content (pg)	Number of chromosomes	Stomata length (μm)	Stomata width (μm)	Number of stomata per square millimeter of leaf blade area
Control	3.49 ± 0.07 b	26	35.99 ± 3.05 b	33.84 ± 6.26 b	189.73 ± 44.98 a
Regenerant	6.84 ± 0.18 a	52	50.55 ± 4.04 a	44.17 ± 5.43 a	89.41 ± 26.04 b

Values in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P < 0.05 (HSD test)