Table 1.
Measurement of different plant physiological and morphological traits of different G73N genotypes from the 9425 and WT B. scoparia line
| Fitness measurement | Timing | Genotype | ANOVA † | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9425‐RR | 9425‐RS | 9425‐SS | WT | |||
| Fv/Fm | Exp‐1 | 0.630 ± 0.005 (a ‡ ) | 0.645 ± 0.006 (a) | 0.669 ± 0.004 (b) | 0.675 ± 0.008 (b) | <0.0001 |
| Exp‐2 | 0.726 ± 0.005 (a) | 0.739 ± 0.005 (b) | 0.738 ± 0.003 (b) | 0.735 ± 0.004 (ab) | <0.0001 | |
| Leaf thickness (μm) | 4 WAP | 339.6 ± 14.3 (a) | 254.8 ± 5.9 (b) | 291.0 ± 14.8 (bc) | 296.6 ± 16.2 (c) | 0.0007 |
| 8 WAP | 381.1 ± 15.3 (a) | 266.8 ± 17.3 (b) | 217.3 ± 10.4 (c) | 192.1 ± 13.8 (c) | <0.001 | |
| Leaf area (mm2) | 4 WAP | 553.4 ± 21.9 (a) | 530.2 ± 36.5 (a) | 521.0 ± 40.9 (a) | 615.0 ± 52.0 (a) | 0.3437 |
| Leaf length (mm) | 4 WAP | 52.7 ± 1.5 (a) | 66.0 ± 1.6 (b) | 73.4 ± 2.2 (c) | 83.4 ± 1.9 (d) | <0.001 |
| Leaf width (mm) | 4 WAP | 16.6 ± 0.3 (a) | 14.0 ± 0.8 (b) | 12.0 ± 0.4 (c) | 12.0 ± 0.7 (c) | <0.001 |
| Stem diameter (mm) | 4 WAP | 2.8 ± 0.1 (a) | 4.8 ± 0.2 (b) | 5.7 ± 0.2 (c) | 7.1 ± 0.2 (d) | <0.0001 |
| 8 WAP | 4.9 ± 0.1 (a) | 5.7 ± 0.1 (b) | 5.6 ± 0.1 (b) | 6.6 ± 0.3 (c) | <0.0001 | |
| GSA § (°) | Exp‐1 | 64.3 ± 1.8 (a) | 66.3 ± 3.5 (a) | 68.0 ± 2.3 (a) | 43.6 ± 2.5 (b) | <0.0001 |
| Exp‐2 | 65.8 ± 3.0 (a) | 52.9 ± 3.3 (b) | 64.2 ± 2.2 (a) | 36.2 ± 2.3 (c) | <0.0001 | |
| Plant height (cm) | Exp‐1 | 57.7 ± 3.5 (a) | 87.5 ± 5 (b) | 109.7 ± 6.8 (c) | 125.8 ± 3.8 (c) | <0.0001 |
| Exp‐2 | 67.0 ± 2.0 (a) | 94.8 ± 4.3 (b) | 110.2 ± 3.0 (c) | 104.5 ± 4.0 (bc) | <0.0001 | |
| Root weight (g) | 2 WAP | 0.009 ± 0.001 (a) | 0.021 ± 0.003 (b) | 0.024 ± 0.004 (b) | 0.021 ± 0.004 (b) | <0.0001 |
†
P‐values for ANOVA for the effects of genotype on different fitness traits are listed in the far‐right column.
‡
Different letters represent significant difference among the means at the P = 0.05 level.
§
Gravitropic set point angles.