Table 3.
Comparison of average physiological indices regarding ABA dose response for germination inhibition of Ler and Col-0 accessions.
| Ecotype | ABA conc. | (std) | (std) | (std) | (std) | (std) | Nb. of wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col-0 | 0 μm | 96.56 (8.3) | 29.58 (2.15) | 33.42 (1.62) | 36.25 (1.71) | 6.67 (2.35) | 12 |
| 1 μm | 64.19 (30.4) | 39.25 (7.70) | 52.33 (14.58) | 65.17 (16.83) | 25.92 (15.01) | 12 | |
| 3 μm | 31 (18.53) | 45.91 (23.89) | 67 (26.74) | 88.91 (18.91) | 43 (23.96) | 12 | |
| 10 μm | 3.88 (6.53) | 79.25 (32.39) | 81.75 (33.09) | 84.5 (6.5) | 5.25 (3.54) | 12 | |
| Ler | 0 μm | 80.91 (16.06) | 36.75 (5.31) | 43.92 (3.58) | 53.50 (6.5) | 18.75 (6.05) | 12 |
| 1 μm | 46.02 (24.26) | 50.17 (13.22) | 61.08 (12.31) | 78.42 (17.24) | 28.25 (22.82) | 12 | |
| 3 μm | 8.60 (8.84) | 61 (12.84) | 68.33 (16.81) | 72.78 (20.80) | 11.78 (17.58) | 12 | |
| 10 μm | 3.02 (4.16) | 73.25 (15.99) | 73.25 (15.99) | 73.25 (15.99) | NA | 12 |
In brackets are the standard deviations of the means. In stressed condition, only wells with more than 2 germinated seeds were used to compute the averages of , , and respectively. Treatments have been randomized (c.f. Supplementary Data S5 online). The experiment has been done from a single microplate in order to illustrate that expected effect of ABA can be detected from a single microplate. If one would like to draw conclusions regarding the impact of ABA on germination, multiple independent analyses would be required.