Table I.
Measurements of wild type, elf3, phyB, and elf3 phyB double mutant plants grown under short-day conditions ± sd
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| Phenotype | Wild type | elf3-1 | elf3-7 | phyB-9 | elf3-1 phyB-9 | elf3-7 phyB-9 |
| Hypocotyl length, mm | 1.8 ± 0.1 | 6.8 ± 0.6 | 4.9 ± 0.3 | 4.0 ± 0.3 | 8.2 ± 0.5 | |
| Petiole length, mm | 5.6 ± 0.7 | 9.3 ± 1.4 | 9.1 ± 0.7 | 7.4 ± 0.9 | 12.9 ± 0.7 | 12.4 ± 1.4 |
| Leaf blade length, mm | 5.6 ± 0.6 | 4.3 ± 0.5 | 4.1 ± 0.8 | 3.8 ± 0.6 | 4.2 ± 0.5 | 4.1 ± 0.6 |
| Leaf blade width, mm | 4.3 ± 0.5 | 3.1 ± 0.2 | 3.0 ± 0.3 | 3.2 ± 0.4 | 3.0 ± 0.2 | 2.8 ± 0.2 |
| Days to flower | 38.1 ± 4.2 | 24.6 ± 0.6 | 30.6 ± 2.2 | 34.4 ± 6.7 | 23.3 ± 0.5 | 25.0 ± 0.8 |
| Leaf number upon flowering | 31.9 ± 6.3 | 8.4 ± 0.7 | 16.8 ± 2.9 | 20.2 ± 8.6 | 6.9 ± 0.7 | 7.6 ± 1.1 |
Hypocotyl lengths are means of between 12 and 20 measurements of 8-d-old seedlings. Other data are means of 12 to 14 measurements. Leaf dimensions are for the first pair of true leaves of 3-week-old plants.