Table 1.
Fruit development and yield of wild-type and SlCYP90B3 transgenic lines.
| Parameter | WT | OE-4 | OE-5 | RNAi-9 | RNAi-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days from anthesis to fruit ripening | 52.4 ± 1.7 b | 47.6 ± 1.2 c | 46.8 ± 1.3 c | 57.1 ± 1.5 a | 58.3 ± 1.9 a |
| Fruit number per plant | 18.4 ± 1.6 b | 22.2 ± 1.3 a | 21.9 ± 1.3 a | 14.7 ± 1.5 c | 15.1 ± 1.2 c |
| Weight per fruit (g) | 29.7 ± 5.8 a | 25.9 ± 5.5 a | 26.7 ± 4.4 a | 34.6 ± 6.2 a | 35.9 ± 5.1 a |
| Fruit yield per plant (g) | 560.5 ± 58.2 a | 521.9 ± 68.8 a | 538.9 ± 78.4 a | 496.6 ± 60.2 a | 474.1 ± 64.5 a |
| Estimated fruit yield (kg m−2) | 4.12 ± 0.44 b | 5.75 ± 0.69 a | 5.35 ± 0.58 a | 2.91 ± 0.36 c | 3.02 ± 0.47 c |
The values shown are the means ± SDs of 15 plants. The means denoted by the same letter do not differ significantly according to ANOVA in conjunction with Duncan’s test (P < 0.05).