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Table 4. Comparisons of some morphological characteristics between diploid and tetraploid S. montevidiensis. |
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Stem diameter (mm) |
Flower diameter (mm) |
Leaves ;length x width (mm2) |
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n |
mean ± SD |
n |
mean ± SD |
n |
mean ± SD |
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| Tetraploid S1 |
13 |
1.27 ± 0.17 * |
12 |
9.37 ± 0.55 * |
13 |
234.27 ± 38.76* |
| Tetraploid S3 |
10 |
0.95 ± 0.14 * |
12 |
9.02 ± 0.31 * |
13 |
99.19 ± 3.29* |
| Diploid |
10 |
0.72 ± 0.12 * |
12 |
6.82 ± 0.37 * |
13 |
22.40 ±2.81 * |
* indicates significance differences between means. |
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