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Table 3 Within-plant genotypic variance in distribution of 13C- photosynthate to different organs after 72 h of 13C-labeling at the early flowering, peak flowering, and peak boll-setting stages /%

From: Genotypic variance in 13C-photosynthate partitioning and within-plant boll distribution in cotton

Growth stage

Cultivar

Vegetative organ

Reproductive organ

Root

Stem

Branch

Leaf

Total

Early flowering stage

J169

8.35 b

25.41 a

10.35 b

48.73 a

92.84 a

7.16 b

L21

8.30 b

26.46 a

11.12 a

45.56 b

91.44 a

8.56 a

99B

9.04 a

25.35 a

8.96 c

49.86 a

93.20 a

6.80 b

Peak flowering stage

J169

6.69 b

26.62 b

13.27 a

43.40 a

89.98 a

10.02 b

L21

7.13 ab

29.17 a

11.96 b

39.59 b

87.86 a

12.14 a

99B

7.59 a

27.91 ab

13.02 a

42.03 a

90.55 a

9.45 c

Peak boll-setting stage

J169

4.41 c

19.15 a

9.81 b

28.24 a

61.61 ab

38.39 a

L21

5.17 b

18.41 a

8.55 c

28.11 a

60.24 b

39.76 a

99B

5.62 a

18.89 a

10.70 a

29.48 a

64.70 a

35.30 b

  1. a, b, and c Values are mean±standard deviation. Values followed by a different small letter within same row are significantly different in a column at 0.05 probability level