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Table 1 Characteristics of wild-type and transgenic plants

From: Heteroexpression of Osa-miR319b improved switchgrass biomass yield and feedstock quality by repression of PvPCF5

 

Rachis length (cm)

Stem length (cm)

Leaf length (cm)

Blade width (mm)

Blade thickness (mm)

WT1

97.39 ± 10.68 bc

92.53 ± 3.46 de

65.78 ± 9.94 a

14.10 ± 1.97 b

0.15 ± 0.01 c

WT2

94.33 ± 5.56 c

89.91 ± 7.86 d

67.66 ± 10.69 a

14.46 ± 0.86 b

0.14 ± 0.01 dc

TG21

104.95 ± 10.51 ab

118.40 ± 14.56 a

62.85 ± 13.13 ab

17.04 ± 2.56 a

0.23 ± 0.03 a

TG20

104.62 ± 12.34 a

107.63 ± 7.61 bc

63.61 ± 10.00 a

17.30 ± 2.57 a

0.23 ± 0.03 ab

TG1

107.23 ± 10.5 ab

112.67 ± 5.65 ab

61.20 ± 7.68 ab

18.03 ± 2.27 a

0.21 ± 0.02 b

M4

59.79 ± 9.88 de

100.30 ± 6.90 cd

50.84 ± 4.29 c

9.95 ± 0.93 c

0.12 ± 0.01 de

M1

64.95 ± 5.98 d

100.74 ± 9.22 cd

55.94 ± 3.17 bc

11.14 ± 0.51 cd

0.11 ± 0.01 de

M3

54.17 ± 7.53 e

96.84 ± 16.31 de

49.46 ± 4.23 c

11.72 ± 1.09 d

0.11 ± 0.01 e

  1. Each number is the mean of four biological repeats (with 20 technical repeats) ± SD. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences as determined by Duncan’s multiple range test (P < 0.05)