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Table 2 Yield and its components for WT and mutant (KO)

From: Genetic Evidence for the Role of a Rice Vacuolar Invertase as a Molecular Sink Strength Determinant

 

Number of productive panicles

Number of spikelet per panicle

Percentage of ripened grain

Grain weight (g 1000 grains− 1)

Yield (g m− 2)

WT

9.3 ± 0.4

112.4 ± 2.1

76.6 ± 2.8

27.7 ± 0.1

491.8 ± 25.2

KO

9.2 ± 0.4

107.8 ± 2.8

63 ± 2.2***

19.3 ± 0.1***

256.2 ± 18.7***

% reduction

n.s.

n.s.

17.75

30.32

47.91

  1. Data represent the mean ± SE (n = 12 plants). Asterisks indicate statistical significance of difference using Student’s T-statistic with ***-p < 0.001. Results of the 2016 field experiment indicated, with similar results obtained in 2015
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