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. 2016 Feb 1;11(2):e0147911. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147911

Fig 2. The aladin-1 mutant exhibits low photosynthetic activity.

Fig 2

(A) Seven-day-old wild-type (WT) and aladin-1 seedlings grown on MS plates with (+ sucrose) or without (- sucrose) sucrose. (B) Root length of 10-day-old WT and aladin-1 seedlings grown on MS plates with (+ sucrose) or without (- sucrose) sucrose. Mean ± standard deviation for n > 20 (Student’s t-test, *P < 0.001). (C) Quantification of chlorophyll a (chl a), chlorophyll b (chl b), and total chlorophyll (total chl) in mature WT and aladin-1 leaves. Mean ± standard deviation for n > 3 (Student’s t-test, *P < 0.001). (D) Electron micrographs of mesophyll cells (upper) and chloroplasts (lower) in mature leaves from 14-day-old WT and aladin-1 plants. c, chloroplast; v, vacuole. (E) Maximum quantum yield of photosysytem II (Fv/Fm).