Figure 3.
Phenotypes of Transplastomic Plants Generated in This Study Compared to Wild-Type Plants.
(A) A wild-type plant, an aadA control line, and the TCT and CCC mutant lines grown on sucrose-containing medium. The plants were propagated through stem cuttings, and the different culture times required to reach the plant sizes shown here are given below the photographs.
(B) A wild-type plant in comparison to a control plant and a TCT line upon photoautotrophic growth in soil. The plants were derived from tissue culture cuttings and grown for 1 month at an average light intensity of 85 µE m−2 s−1 (as determined by several measurements during the day).
(C) A representative CCC mutant plant grown in soil for 1.5 months at 55 µE m−2 s−1.
(D) Comparison of a wild-type plant with a control plant and a TCT mutant after extended growth under photoautotrophic conditions. The plants were derived from tissue culture cuttings and grown photoautotrophically for the indicated time periods.