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Table 1 Morphological measurements from plants under each diel regime on days 0 and 30

From: Diel oscillations in cell wall components and soluble sugars as a response to short-day in sugarcane (Saccharum sp.)

 

+ 1 leaf

Plant height (cm)

Dry mass

Length (cm)

Width (cm)

Leaves (g)

Leaf sheath (g)

Roots (g)

Total (g)

12 h/12 h light/dark

 Day 0

37.82 ± 12.4

1.09 ± 0.2

53.44 ± 14.8

0.53 ± 0.3

0.72 ± 0.4

0.6 ± 0.4

1.85 ± 1.0

 Day 30

38.17 ± 12.3

1.1 ± 0.2

85.03 ± 25.3

1.01 ± 0.5

0.94 ± 0.5

0.57 ± 0.4

2.52 ± 1.3

08 h/16 h light/dark

 Day 0

37.49 ± 12.3

1.18 ± 0.2

56.21 ± 16.1

0.43 ± 0.3

0.58 ± 0.3

0.39 ± 0.2

1.4 ± 0.8

 Day 30

38.79 ± 11.6

1.2 ± 0.2

91.68 ± 25.3

0.9 ± 0.4

0.85 ± 0.2

0.46 ± 0.2

2.21 ± 0.8

  1. The dry masses from leaves, leaf sheaths and roots from plants under each diel were measured at day 0 and from other set of plants at day 30. Values are mean ± SD where n = 27 for + 1 leaf length and width and plant height; and n = 3 for dry mass at day 0 and 30
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BMC Plant Biology

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