Table 5 Comparisons of stem character of synthetic hexalpoid wheat and their parents in the field.

From: Development and identification of four new synthetic hexaploid wheat lines with solid stems

Plant materials

Outer diameter of culm (μm)

Width of pith cavity (μm)

Ratio of wall thickness to outer diameter of culm (%)

Percentage of mechanical tissues (%)

No. vascular bundles in transverse section

Ma

4669.54

0

50

25.99

64

Syn-SAU-116

4209.18**##

0##

50##

28.27**##

59**##

AS78

1471.58

580.93

30.26

14.25

27

Syn-SAU-117

3563.52**##

709.27**##

40.05**

21.48**

62.33**##

AS92

1509.86

287.95

40.46

21.39

40

Syn-SAU-118

3380.75**##

324.76**##

45.2**##

26.38##

52**##

AS95

1692.28

721.06

28.7

13.52

30

Syn-SAU-119

3557.54**##

0##

50##

34.29**

62.5**##

AS96

1726.55

523.32

34.85

31.67

38

  1. *Significantly different from T. durum Ma at the 0.05 level, **at the 0.01 level; # significantly different from Ae. tauschii at the 0.05 level, ##at the 0.01 level.
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