Table 1. Effects of PhTRMT61A silencing on the cell size in leaves.

Data are means ± se from 15 to 20 samples. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA followed by Duncan's NMRT. The asterisk indicates significant difference at *P = 0. 05.

Trait	pTRV2	pTRV2-PhTRMT61A	pTRV2-PhTRMT61A/pTRV2
			%
Diameter of adaxial epidermal cells of leaf (µm)	39.24 ± 3.22	26.23 ± 3.49*	66.8
Diameter of abaxial epidermal cells of leaves (µm)	34.62 ± 3.86	26.37 ± 7.78*	76.1
Cell density of adaxial epidermal cells of leaves (cells 0.1 mm−2)	56.32 ± 7.72	128.31 ± 9.61	227.7
Cell density of abaxial epidermal cells of leaves (cells 0.1 mm−2)	69.59 ± 8.64	134.83 ± 11.5	193.7