Table 2.
Parameters of the von Bertalanffy-modified equation for cell diameter vs. duration of cell enlargement and cell wall thickness vs. duration of wall formation
| Cell traits | Sites | a | k | b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell diameter | SIM | 42.36 ± 4.28 | 0.11 ± 0.03 | –1.77 ± 0.94 |
| BER | 37.18 ± 3.79 | 0.17 ± 0.05 | 1.64 ± 0.65 | |
| MIS | 42.58 ± 9.78 | 0.09±0.05 | –0.99 ± 1.57 | |
| DAN | 47.63 ± 11.81 | 0.09 ± 0.05 | 0.37 ± 1.03 | |
| MIR | 33.37 ± 2.45 | 0.19 ± 0.07 | –1.43 ± 1.34 | |
| Cell wall thickness | SIM | 4.85 ± 0.38 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 6.08 ± 1.59 |
| BER | 4.87 ± 0.43 | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 5.78 ± 1.88 | |
| MIS | 4.02 ± 0.17 | 0.17 ± 0.05 | 10.16 ± 1.64 | |
| DAN | 3.84 ± 0.15 | 0.15 ± 0.03 | 8.01 ± 1.25 | |
| MIR | 3.98 ± 0.61 | 0.21 ± 0.10 | 10.40 ± 0.82 |
The parameters a, k and b represent the asymptote, growth rate and horizontal intercept, respectively.