Table 6.
Plant hormone levels in transgenic and wild-type B. koenigii.
| Hormone | Hormone levels (mean ± SE) ng g−1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant | WT | 2 | 6 | 16a |
| tCA | 12622.3 ± 1313.4 A | 11322.0 ± 1103.6 A | 11801.3 ± 1340.0 A | 10796.7 ± 1585.9 A |
| BA | 2759.1 ± 699.9 A | 1093.7 ± 138.1 B | 1241.3 ± 200.9 B | 1662.7 ± 433.5 B |
| SA | 19523.0 ± 971.0 A | 17434.7 ± 1106.0 B | 17972.0 ± 499.1 AB | 17625.7 ± 95.5 B |
| tJA | 546.7 ± 101.9 A | 506.0 ± 56.3 A | 397.3 ± 47.9 A | 460.0 ± 103.0 A |
| IAA | 183.7 ± 59.8 A | 150.0 ± 44.7 A | 148.3 ± 20.3 A | 158.3 ± 11.8 A |
| IPA | 370.3 ± 26.7 A | 334.3 ± 43.8 A | 300.0 ± 20.1 A | 291.0 ± 84.1 A |
| IBA | 306.3 ± 35.9 A | 244.7 ± 56.9 A | 242.7 ± 22.6 A | 298.0 ± 26.6 A |
| ABA | 342.0 ± 11.8 A | 268.3 ± 47.2 B | 260.0 ± 23.6 B | 271.7 ± 20.8 B |
| tZ | 15.8 ± 1.5\u00B0C | 27.4 ± 2.5 A | 21.2 ± 2.0 B | 24.0 ± 2.1 AB |
| tZR | 14.3 ± 2.5 B | 25.3 ± 8.5 A | 23.6 ± 3.6 AB | 23.6 ± 2.1 AB |
| GA3 | 39.7 ± 4.0 A | 40.3 ± 5.0 A | 37.7 ± 3.1 A | 39.7 ± 2.1 A |
| GA4 | 32.7 ± 3.2 A | 26.3 ± 2.5 B | 26.3 ± 1.5 B | 26.0 ± 3.0 B |
| GA7 | 64.0 ± 4.6 A | 63.0 ± 4.6 A | 60.0 ± 9.8 A | 58.3 ± 1.2 A |
Hormones concentrations detected in B. koenigii leaves using GC-MS-SIM are shown. Values significantly different from WT are indicated in bold (Tukey HSD). tCA, trans-Cinnamic acid; BA, Benzoic acid; SA, Salicylic acid; tJA, Jasmonic acid; IAA, Indole-3-acetic acid; IPA, Indole-3-propionic acid; IBA, Indole-3-butyric acid; ABA, Abscisic acid; tZ, trans-Zeatin; tZR, trans-Zeatin riboside; GA3, Gibberellic Acid; GA4, Gibberellin A4; and GA7, Gibberellin A7.