Table 1 Times at which leaf curvature begins and head formation occurs in the transgenic plants harboring antisense BcpLH (LHas-1).

First day with downward-curving leaves

10

10

First day with flat leaves

40.6 ± 4.44

37.3 ± 3.07

First day with upward-curving leaves

57.8 ± 3.56

47.0 ± 3.16

First day with inward-curving leaves

61.2 ± 3.61

52.8 ± 2.53

First day with a mature head

74.6 ± 3.12

63.7 ± 2.23

First downward-curving leaf

1

1

First fat leaf

6.92 ± 0.49

6.2 ± 0.62

First upward-curving leaf

14.8 ± 0.82

11.0 ± 1.21

First inward-curving leaf

16.2 ± 0.76

13.3 ± 0.45

First mature leaf

21.0 ± 0.73

17.6 ± 0.65

Days of the juvenile phase

41.3 ± 4.41

37.2 ± 3.07

Days of the early adult phase

20.6 ± 3.67

15.5 ± 2.29

Days of the late adult phase

12.8 ± 2.29

10.9 ± 2.02

Days of the heading stage

29.7 ± 3.05

28.3 ± 1.44

Leaves during the juvenile phase

6.9 ± 0.49

6.2 ± 0.62

Leaves during the early adult phase

9.3 ± 0.74

7.1 ± 0.60

Leaves during the late adult phase

4.8 ± 1.05

4.3 ± 0.75

Leaves during the heading stage

38.7 ± 2.18

43.4 ± 4.83

Head compactness

+

++

Head shape

Round

Oval

Head diameter (cm)

13.4 ± 1.3

13 ± 0.7

Head height (cm)

18.5 ± 1.2

21.0 ± 0.8

Head weight (kg)

0.65 ± 0.2

0.75 ± 0.2