Table 1.
Cell cycle duration (T) determined by the rate-of-cell-production (RCP) method, published data obtained by the 3H-thymidine (thym) method and their comparison
| Species | T by RCP method (h) | T by thymidine method (h) | Reference | Difference (h) | Difference (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegilops squarrosa auct. (tauschii Coss.) | 11.2 ± 1.0 | 11.4 | Davies and Rees (1975) | −0.2 | −1.8 |
| Aegilops umbellulata Zhuk. | 12.9 ± 1.2 | 10.7 | Kidd et al. (1987) | 2.2 | 17.1 |
| Agoseris heterophylla (Nutt.) Greene | 10.9 ± 1.2 | 8.8 | Price and Bachmann (1976) | 2.1 | 19.3 |
| Agoseris retrorsa (Benth.) Greene | 11.8 ± 1.0 | 9.0 | Price and Bachmann (1976) | 2.8 | 23.7 |
| Allium carinatum L. | 15.1 ± 1.2 | 9.2 | Bösen and Nagl (1978) | 5.9 | 39.1 |
| Allium sativum L. | 22.7 ± 2.8 | 21.6 ± 1.8 | See Table 2 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
| Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Spreng. | 20.7 ± 3.0 | 20.6 | Van’t Hof (1965), Matagne (1968), Bryant (1969) | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Allium сера L. | 15.5 ± 1.6 | 16.0 ± 1.6 | See Table 2 | −0.5 | −3.2 |
| Allum porrum L. | 23.0 ± 2.5 | 18.0 ± 1.2 | See Table 2 | 5.0 | 21.7 |
| Anacyclus radiatus L. | 11.6 ± 1.5 | 14.0 | Nagl (1974, 1978) | −2.4 | −20.7 |
| Anthemis austriaca L. | 8.0 ± 1.2 | 7.0 | Nagl (1974, 1978) | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| Anthemis cota L. | 8.2 ± 1.0 | 6.0 | Nagl (1974, 1978) | 2.2 | 26.8 |
| Anthemis tinctoria (L.) J. Gay ex Guss. | 12.0 ± 1.2 | 12.0 | Nagl (1974, 1978) | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Artemisia absinthum L. | 9.3 ± 1.3 | 9.5 | Nagl (1974, 1978) | −0.2 | −2.2 |
| Artemisia annua L. | 10.7 ± 1.0 | 8.0 | Nagl (1974, 1978) | 2.7 | 25.2 |
| Avena pilosa (Roem. & Schult.) Bieb. | 9.2 ± 1.7 | 8.9 | Yang and Dodson (1970) | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Avena strigosa Schreb | 8.7 ± 1.4 | 9.8 ± 0.3 | Yang and Dodson (1970) | −1.1 | −12.6 |
| Beta vulgaris L. | 12.7 ± 1.4 | 16.0 | Titsu and Popovici (1970) | −3.3 | −26.0 |
| Brassica junceae (L.) Czern. | 12.5 ± 1.2 | 12.0 | Srivastava and Levania (1978) | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Coriandrum sativum L. | 13.7 ± 3.1 | 13.0 | Olszewska et al. (1990) | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| Crepis capillaris L. | 10.3 ± 1.3 | 11.0 ± 1.0 | See Table 2 | −0.7 | −6.8 |
| Crepis tectorum L. | 12.4 ± 2.6 | 12.0 | Langridge et al. (1970) | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Cucurbita pepo L. | 12.8 ± 3.0 | 18.0 | Marciniak et al. (1978) | −5.2 | −40.6 |
| Dactylis glomerata L. | 9.6 ± 1.5 | 12.1 ± 1.8 | See Table 2 | −2.5 | −26.0 |
| Daucus carota L. | 8.0 ± 2.2 | 8.0 | Bayliss (1975) | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Epilobium hirsutum L. | 14.0 ± 1.6 | 7.0 | Thomas (1992) | 7.0 | 50.0 |
| Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Troffer | 11.1 ± 2.1 | 9.7 | Kidd et al. (1987) | 1.4 | 12.6 |
| Fagopyrum esculentum Moench. | 7.1 ± 1.0 | 6.0 | Seyhodjaev (1971) | 1.1 | 15.5 |
| Festuca rubra L. | 14.7 ± 1.8 | 16.2 ± 0.2 | See Table 2 | −1.5 | −10.2 |
| Glycine max (L.) Merr. | 13.0 ± 1.2 | 8.6 ± 1.1 | See Table 2 | 4.4 | 33.8 |
| Helianthus annuus L. | 12.2 ± 1.5 | 12.0 ± 1.2 | See Table 2 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Hordeum bulbosum L. | 12.7 ± 2.2 | 14.0 | Kidd et al. (1987) | −1.3 | −10.2 |
| Hordeum vulgare L. | 10.5 ± 0.6 | 12.5 ± 0.3 | See Table 2 | −2.0 | −19.0 |
| Hyacinthus orientalis L. | 33.0 ± 3.5 | 24.0 | Evans and Rees (1971) | 9.0 | 27.3 |
| Impatiens balsamina L. | 10.2 ± 1.4 | 9.0 | Van’t Hof (1965) | 1.2 | 11.8 |
| Lactuca sativa L. | 12.0 ± 1.3 | 10.0 | Mazzuka et al. (2000) | 2.0 | 16.7 |
| Lathyrus articulatus L. | 18.3 ± 1.3 | 14.3 | Evans and Rees (1971) | 4.0 | 21.9 |
| Lathyrus latifolius L. | 16.4 ± 0.9 | 24.0 | Olszewska et al. (1990) | −7.6 | −46.3 |
| Lathyrus odoratus L. | 23.3 ± 2.5 | 20.0 | Olszewska et al. (1990) | 3.3 | 14.5 |
| Lathyrus tingitanus L. | 18.5 ± 2.4 | 16.8 | Evans et al. (1972) | 1.7 | 9.2 |
| Lilium longiflorum Thunb. | 51.0 ± 5.9 | 24.0 | Kidd et al. (1987) | 27.0 | 52.9 |
| Linum usitatissimum L. | 13.7 ± 1.2 | 14.0 | Evans et al. (1972) | −0.3 | −2.2 |
| Lolium perenne L. | 9.2 ± 0.9 | 8.1 | Evans et al. (1972) | 1.1 | 12.0 |
| Luzula purpurea Lowe | 21.0 ± 3.6 | 22.0 | Montezuma-de-Carvalho (1962) | −1.0 | −4.8 |
| Lycopersicum esculentum L. ssp. Cultum | 9.7 ± 1.2 | 13.0 | Van’t Hof (1965), Titsu (1967) | −3.3 | −34.0 |
| Melandrium album (Mill.) Garcke | 15.1 ± 1.2 | 15.5 | Choudhury (1969) | −0.4 | −2.6 |
| Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Viv. | 12.8 ± 1.5 | 11.0 | Gupta (1969) | 1.8 | 14.1 |
| Nicotiana tabacum L. | 11.2 ± 1.8 | 9.0 | Gupta (1969) | 2.2 | 19.6 |
| Nigella damascena L. | 14.0 ± 1.7 | 16.5 | Evans et al. (1972) | −2.5 | −17.9 |
| Ornithogalum umbellatum L. | 49.3 ± 8.9 | 14.0 | Tagliasacchi et al. (1983) | 35.3 | 71.6 |
| Oryza sativa L. | 7.9 ± 0.8 | 10.8 | Kidd et al. (1987) | −2.9 | −36.7 |
| Papaver nudicale L. | 12.7 ± 2.2 | 10.0 | Olszewska et al. (1990) | 2.7 | 21.3 |
| Papaver orientale L. | 12.0 ± 1.6 | 16.0 | Olszewska et al. (1990) | −4.0 | −33.3 |
| Papaver somniferum L. | 10.8 ± 1.2 | 12.0 | Olszewska et al. (1990) | −1.2 | −11.1 |
| Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke | 11.3 ± 0.8 | 12.4 | Kidd et al. (1987) | −1.1 | −9.7 |
| Phalaris canariensis L. | 14.6 ± 1.0 | 14.5 | Prasad and Gоdward (1965) | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Pisum sativum L. | 11.7 ± 0.7 | 15.3 ± 1.0 | See Table 2 | −3.6 | −30.8 |
| Pyrrhopappus caroliniana L. | 12.7 ± 3.1 | 12.0 | Price and Bachmann (1976) | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| Rumex thyrsiflorus Fingerh. | 17.8 ± 1.7 | 16.0 | Zuk (1969) | 1.8 | 10.1 |
| Scilla sibirica Andrews | 77.0 ± 10.5 | 67.0 | Baumann (1972) | 10.0 | 13.0 |
| Secale cereale L. | 12.7 ± 1.1 | 14.0 ± 1.3 | See Table 2 | −1.3 | −10.2 |
| Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench | 17.0 ± 1.1 | 13.9 | Kidd et al. (1987) | 3.1 | 18.2 |
| Triticosecale Wittm. & A.Camus | 13.0 ± 1.1 | 11.7 ± 0.4 | Kaltsikes (1971), Kidd et al. (1987) | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| Triticum aestivum L. | 11.6 ± 0.9 | 14.3 ± 1.2 | See Table 2 | −2.7 | −23.3 |
| Triticum dicoccoides (Körn. ex Asch. & Graebn.) Schweinf. | 11.1 ± 0.8 | 12.7 | Davies and Rees (1975) | −1.6 | −14.4 |
| Triticum monococcum L. | 13.7 ± 1.0 | 12.0 | Davies and Rees (1975) | 1.7 | 12.4 |
| Triticum spelta L. | 19.0 ± 2.9 | 19.7 | Davies and Rees (1975) | −0.7 | −3.7 |
| Triticum timopheevi (Zhuk.) Zhuk. | 14.5 ± 1.2 | 15.0 | Davies and Rees (1975) | −0.5 | −3.4 |
| Triticum turgidum (durum) Desf. | 13.7 ± 1.1 | 12.3 ± 0.9 | Kaltsikes (1971) | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| Tropaeolum majus L. | 25.5 ± 1.7 | 8.0 | Olszewska et al. (1990) | 17.5 | 68.6 |
| Vicia faba L. | 12.8 ± 1.1 | 16.3 ± 1.3 | See Table 2 | −3.5 | −27.3 |
| Vicia sativa L. | 13.4 ± 1.2 | 13.2 ± 0.8 | See Table 2 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Zea mays L. | 12.0 ± 0.7 | 12.5 ± 0.2 | See Table 2 | −0.5 | −4.2 |
Dif, difference between the two methods in hours and relative terms. Data are means ± s.e.