Table 1.
Cell and plastid characteristics of fruit pericarp cells from tomato cv. Ailsa Craig (WT), SlUVR8OE and SlUVR8Ri transgenic plants. Values are means ± SE. Cell index is calculated as total plastid area per cell plan area. Immature green fruit were studied at 25d post-anthesis.
| Cell plan area (μm2, n = 30) | Plastid number per cell (n = 30) |
Total plastid area per cell | Plastid density (per μm2 cell plan area, n = 30) |
Plastid plan area (μm2, n > 1000) |
Cell index |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT | 57579 ± 3707 | 817 ± 58 | 10348 ± 811 | 0.014 | 12.7 ± 0.8 | 0.180 |
| UVR8-OE1 | 56494 ± 5344 | 859 ± 65 | 13590 ± 799 | 0.015 | 15.8 ± 1.1 | 0.241 |
| UVR8-OE2 | 58665 ± 4740 | 928 ± 67 | 13668 ± 785 | 0.016 | 14.8 ± 1.3 | 0.234 |
| UVR8-OE3 | 55966 ± 4265 | 846 ± 50 | 12390 ± 829 | 0.015 | 14.7 ± 0.8 | 0.222 |
| UVR8-Ri1 | 54370 ± 4505 | 942 ± 75 | 8368 ± 690 | 0.017 | 8.9 ± 0.6 | 0.154 |
| UVR8-Ri2 | 56956 ± 5406 | 885 ± 83 | 7459 ± 789 | 0.016 | 8.4 ± 0.9 | 0.131 |
| UVR8-Ri3 | 59592 ± 4893 | 872 ± 68 | 8782 ± 671 | 0.015 | 10.1 ± 0.9 | 0.148 |