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Table 2 Pigment contents in leaves of the 502ys mutant and its wild-type Nipponbare, in mg g fresh weight -1

From: Identification of a Geranylgeranyl reductase gene for chlorophyll synthesis in rice

Growth stage

Line

Total Chl

Chlaa

Chlba

Chl a/b Ratio

Seedling stage

Wild-type

2.84 ± 0.19

2.13 ± 0.10

0.71 ± 0.09

3.00 ± 0.14

 

502ys

1.91 ± 0.08

1.55 ± 0.09

0.36 ± 0.03

4.31 ± 0.32

Heading stage

Wild-type

3.36 ± 0.03

2.68 ± 0.02

0.68 ± 0.06

3.94 ± 0.22

 

502ys

0.88 ± 0.04

0.76 ± 0.02

0.12 ± 0.02

6.33 ± 0.48

  1. aChls were measured in 80% acetone extracts from the first, second and third leaves from the top at indicated growth stages. Values shown are the mean ± SD from five independent determinations.