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Table 1 Mean values ( ± SE) of marketable and unmarketable yields per plant, number of fruits per plant, and fruit weight for two 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

Marketable yield

Unmarketable yield

 

Yield/Plant (g)

N° of fruits

Fruit weight (g)

Green fruits

Rotten fruit

    

Yield/Plant (g)

N° of fruits

Yield/Plant (g)

Allflesh

1906 ± 362 a

32.3 ± 6.1 ab

60.5 ± 3.4 a

98 ± 22 a

3.4 ± 0.5 a

3.8 ± 0.6 a

UC 82

1380 ± 301 b

21.6 ± 4.3 b

65.5 ± 2.5 a

196 ± 65 a

6.2 ± 1.9 a

5.2 ± 1.2 a

Ri4

1538 ± 159 ab

43.2 ± 5.0 a

37.0 ± 1.1 b

123 ± 15 a

5.6 ± 0.6 a

6.9 ± 1.4 a

Ri5

1227 ± 147 b

33.7 ± 3.6 a

38.0 ± 1.5 b

149 ± 44 a

6.7 ± 1.5 a

5.2 ± 0.9 a

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