Table III.
Comparison of the mean cell length, normal to the silique elongation axis, in Arabidopsis carpel tissue layers from anthesis and 7-DPA pollinated or PGR-treated pistils
| Stage of Silique Development and Treatment Type
| ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tissue | Anthesis (2.8 ± 0.2) | Ler UPa (4.1 ± 0.4) | Ler +Pb (11.5 ± 1.0) | Ler +GA3c (10.0 ± 1.1) | Ler +NAAd (6.8 ± 0.8) | gai +Pb (9.5 ± 1.2) | ga5-1 +Pb (10.5 ± 1.0) | ga5-1 +GA3c (10.0 ± 1.1) |
| μm | ||||||||
| Exocarp | 15 ± 8 | 28 ± 15 | 49 ± 32 | 82 ± 48 | 59 ± 24 | 46 ± 41 | 67 ± 42 | 60 ± 33 |
| Mesocarp 1 | 10 ± 4 | 11 ± 4 | 13 ± 5 | 13 ± 3 | 16 ± 6 | 20 ± 6 | 19 ± 5 | 20 ± 6 |
| Mesocarp 2 | 11 ± 3 | 11 ± 3 | 12 ± 3 | 17 ± 4 | 13 ± 5 | 20 ± 6 | 23 ± 6 | 18 ± 7 |
| Mesocarp 3 | 11 ± 4 | 14 ± 5 | 21 ± 8 | 17 ± 7 | 17 ± 6 | 29 ± 10 | 26 ± 8 | 30 ± 10 |
| Endocarp | 7 ± 2 | 13 ± 3 | 22 ± 6 | 20 ± 7 | 20 ± 7 | 28 ± 7 | 28 ± 8 | 24 ± 8 |
Results are means ± sd silique length for each treatment.
a
UP, Unpollinated.
b
P, Pollinated.
c
10 μmol GA3 pistil−1.
d
10 μmol NAA pistil−1.