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Table 2 Mean values ( ± SE) of fruit shape index (polar/equatorial ratio), puffiness index (1–3), number of locules, percentage of fruits with seeds and number of seeds per fruit in the transgenic parthenocarpic lines (Ri4 and Ri5), the untransformed control (UC 82) and the commercial F1 cultivar Allflesh.

From: Open field trial of genetically modified parthenocarpic tomato: seedlessness and fruit quality

Genotype

Shape index

Puffiness index

N° of locules

Fruits with seeds (%)

N° of seeds/fruit

Allflesh

1.27 ± 0.02 a

1.20 ± 0.03 a

2.36 ± 0.03 a

86.7 ± 5.4 a

68.8 ± 6.2 a

UC 82

1.25 ± 0.02 a

1.85 ± 0.16 a

2.47 ± 0.05 a

85.0 ± 8.8 a

36.5 ± 6.5 b

Ri4

1.24 ± 0.03 a

1.43 ± 0.12 a

2.38 ± 0.04 a

26.7 ± 5.4 b

18.4 ± 3.8 c

Ri5

1.27 ± 0.03 a

1.62 ± 0.13 a

2.45 ± 0.16 a

20.0 ± 4.7 b

11.4 ± 3.8 c

  1. For each trait at least one common letter indicates no significant difference according to the Duncan test (α = 0.05).
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BMC Biotechnology

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