Table 1 Morphological characterization of control and transgenic alfalfa plants.

From: Functional characterization of a gibberellin receptor and its application in alfalfa biomass improvement

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Plant height (cm)

Dry weight (g)

Leaf length (mm)

Leaf width (mm)

Number of branches

Rang of internode number

Flowering time (day)

Control

70.75 ± 5.74

6.37 ± 1.22

22.71 ± 1.63

9.74 ± 1.19

7.25 ± 0.96

14–16

25 ± 2

L9

84.50 ± 2.52**

7.99 ± 0.34**

25.54 ± 1.73**

11.89 ± 0.87**

9.75 ± 0.96**

14–16

29 ± 2

L38

95.50 ± 4.93**

9.32 ± 0.78**

23.50 ± 1.70**

10.50 ± 0.78**

9.75 ± 1.71**

13–15

28 ± 2

L39

87.00 ± 6.68**

8.30 ± 0.96**

24.67 ± 1.23**

11.22 ± 0.85**

9.25 ± 1.26**

13–17

29 ± 2

  1. Values are mean ± SD (n = 6). One or two asterisks indicate significances corresponding to P < 0.05 or 0.01 (one way ANOVA, Dunnett’s test), respectively.
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