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Table 1 Dry weight (g) of shoots and roots of the control (M22) and the MsSUS1 down-regulated lines (M17, M18)

From: Transgene silencing of sucrose synthase in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) stem vascular tissue suggests a role for invertase in cell wall cellulose synthesis

Line

Shoot

Root

Total

R/S Ratioa

M22

4.80 (0.21)

1.83 (0.13)

6.63 (0.31)

0.38

M17

*4.26 (0.20)

1.62 (0.16)

*5.88 (0.33)

0.38

M18

4.41 (0.20)

1.65 (0.13)

6.06 (0.30)

0.37

  1. Values represent means ± standard error (in parentheses), n = 15. Significant differences (P < 0.05) as determined by analysis of variance between M22 (control) and M17 are indicated by an asterisk. aroot/shoot ratio