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. 2016 Feb 17;67(8):2413–2424. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erw047

Table 1.

The effect of ein2 on root growth

Genotype Number of secondary roots Average length of top 10 secondary roots (mm) Number of tertiary roots Shoot FW: root FW
WT 71.5±8.3 136.0±4.5 5.7±0.6 1.3±0.2
ein2 82.5±6.03 123.0±2.8* 2.8±0.2** 1.1±0.1

Comparison of the parental wild-type (WT) cv. Torsdag with the ein2 mutant grown under glasshouse conditions for 14 d for the number of secondary and tertiary roots, the average length of the uppermost 10 secondary roots per plant, and the shoot fresh weight:root fresh weight ratio. Mean±SE (n=4–8). * P<0.05, ** P<0.01.