2000
LETTUCE SEEDLING ROOT
COMPARISON
MB-458-CONTROL,
9 Days:
Roots:18.58 cm,
s.d. 2.44
MB-458-MIR,
9 Days: Roots
22.50, s.d. 2.72
Conclusion:
MIR seedlings have longer roots, significant at the 95% level.
LETTUCE
SEED:
Warm Germ:
Radicle
and Coloeptile Length in centimeters (mean of 20):
9/29/00
|
|
Radicle
|
Coleptile
|
Germ
|
|
Control 1
|
1.73 cm
|
0.70 cm
|
18
|
|
Control 2
|
1.82
|
0.73
|
18
|
|
Control 3
|
1.73
|
0.59
|
19
|
|
CONT.MEAN
|
1.75
|
0.67
|
18.3
|
|
MIR-A*
|
2.25
|
0.82
|
18
|
|
MIR-B**
|
2.55
|
0.86
|
17
|
9/30/00
|
|
Radicle
|
Coleptile
|
Germ
|
Yellow
Leaves
|
|
Control-1
|
3.07
cm
|
2.32
cm
|
19
|
5
|
|
Control-2
|
3.94
|
2.25
|
18
|
5
|
|
Control-3
|
3.29
|
2.12
|
19
|
6
|
|
CONT.MEAN
|
3.48
|
2.23
|
|
5.3
|
|
MIR-A
|
3.34
|
2.37
|
19
|
8
|
|
MIR-B**
|
4.38
|
2.62
|
18
|
|
|
MIR-I*
|
4.43
|
2.55
|
18
|
9
|
NOTE:
* 95% significance (P<0.05)
** 99%
significance (P<0.01)
|
