Fig 6. Leaf and root carbohydrates and their partitioning in sugarcane propagules under water deficit.

Sucrose (A, E) soluble sugars (B, F), starch (C, G) and non-structural carbohydrates (D, H) in leaves (A-D) and roots (E-H), amount of total non-structural carbohydrates in the entire plant (I) and their partitioning among plant organs (J) in sugarcane plants grown under well-watered conditions (W/W and D/W) or subjected to water deficit (W/D and D/D). The propagules were obtained from plants previously exposed to water deficit (D/W and D/D) or grown under well-watered conditions (W/W and W/D). Measurements were taken after 9 days of water deficit (maximum water deficit). Each histogram is the mean value + s.d. (n = 4). Different letters mean statistical differences among treatments (p<0.05).