Fig. 1

Growth assessment of TetC-cel6A tobacco plants from 2 to 12 weeks old. a Representative photographs of WT and transgenic plants at 2, 6, and 9 weeks of age. b Biomass measurements (n = 9 for 2-week harvest, n = 4 for 6 and 9-week harvest, and n = 3 for 12-week harvest). c Measurements of stem elongation from soil to shoot apex (n = 4 for all data points except 12 weeks where n = 3). d Cel6A and Rubisco leaf accumulation as a percent of TSP (n = 3). e Cel6A yield normalized to mg Cel6A mg⁻¹ dry leaf tissue (n = 3). Bar heights and data points correspond to the mean and error bars reflect the standard error of the means. The p-values for notable comparisons between genotypes and plant age are labeled in red asterisks as follows, p < 0.05 (*), p < 0.01 (**), and p < 0.001 (***). See "Methods" for a description of statistical analyses and Additional file 2: Table S1 contains a full detailed statistics report