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Figure 5

From: Plant domestication decreases both constitutive and induced chemical defences by direct selection against defensive traits

Figure 5

Effects of plant domestication on leaf vs. stem constitutive chemical defences. Constitutive concentrations of (a) aliphatic and (b) indolic glucosinolates in leaves and stems of wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea ssp. oleracea) and two domesticated varieties of this species (B. oleracea var. acephala and B. oleracea var. capitata). Bars are least square means ± s.e.m. (N = 36 replicate plants per plant line). Different letters indicate significant (P < 0.05) differences between plant lines (see Table 3 for statistics). d.w. = dry weight.

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