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Table 3 A comparison of mixing by vortex with carborundum, needle wounding and sonication on GUSPlus expression.

From: A high-throughput transient gene expression system for switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) seedlings

Treatment*

GUS-positive seedlings

 

Total, n*

Mean ± SE†

%

Control (sonication)

28

9.3 ± 1.2c

18.7

VCS

63

21.0 ± 2.1a

42.0

NWS

48

16.0 ± 2.3b

32.0

  1. NWS = needle wounding and sonication; VCS = vortex, carborundum and sonication
  2. *Three replicates of 50 seedlings per replicate were tested in each treatment.
  3. † Means followed by the same letter (a, b, c) were not significantly different at the 5% level as determined by The Tukey multiple comparison test.
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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

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