Figure 3.

Respiration rates in bamboo shoot sheaths and shoots. (A–D) Respiration rates of sheaths under different storage conditions. (E–H) Respiration rates of shoots under different storage conditions. (A) Respiration rates of the sheaths in the upper plant parts of the bamboo shoots during storage at 25°C and 4°C. (B) Respiration rates of the sheaths in the middle plant parts of the bamboo shoots during storage at 25°C and 4°C. (C) Respiration rates of the sheaths in the bottom plant parts of the bamboo shoots during storage at 25°C and 4°C. (D) Mean respiration rates of the sheaths in all parts of the bamboo shoots during storage at 25°C and 4°C. (E) Respiration rates of the upper parts of bamboo shoots during storage at 25°C and 4°C. (F) Respiration rates in the middle plant parts of the bamboo shoots during storage at 25°C and 4°C. (G) Respiration rates in the bottom plant parts of the bamboo shoots during storage at 25°C and 4°C. (H) Mean respiration rates in all plant parts of the bamboo shoots during storage 25°C and 4°C. RT25, bamboo shoots stored at room temperature and analyzed at 25°C and CT25, bamboo shoots stored at cold temperatures and analyzed at 25°C. Data are presented as mean±standard deviation (n=3). Significant analysis was performed using the Student’s t-test, in which different letters represent significant difference between treatments within the group, and the asterisk represents the level of significance between groups (^*means the difference is significant at the 0.05 level, ^**means the difference is significant at the 0.01 level).