Table 2 Forage quality analysis of transgenic alfalfa plants.

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

 

CP (%/DW)

NDF (%/DW)

ADF (%/DW)

Control

16.67 ± 1.13

42.72 ± 0.97

31.72 ± 0.66

L9

16.06 ± 0.39

42.13 ± 0.68

30.87 ± 0.54

L38

16.93 ± 0.87

42.53 ± 0.61

31.38 ± 0.46

L39

16.75 ± 0.79

44.32 ± 1.90

33.30 ± 1.08

  1. CP, crude protein; ADF, acid detergent fiber; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; values are mean ± SD (n = 3). 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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