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Table 3 Average length of development, size of 0 day buds (just prior to anthesis), and overall bud growth rates for the five Jaltomata species and S. pimpinellifolium

From: Heterochronic developmental shifts underlie floral diversity within Jaltomata (Solanaceae)

Species

Length (days)

0-day bud diameter (mm)

Growth rate (mm/day)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

J. darcyana (n = 13)

19.23a

1.01

5.00a

0.32

0.261a

0.02

J. sinuosa (n = 11)

28.55b

0.93

7.16b

0.45

0.251a

0.02

J. calliantha (n = 10)

28.80b

1.03

12.13c

0.36

0.422b

0.02

J. dendroidea (n = 5)

32.40c

0.89

15.30d

0.27

0.473c

0.02

J. umbellata (n = 13)

18.62a

0.96

3.44e

0.11

0.185d

0.01

S. pimpinellifolium (n = 8)

14.00d

0.00

2.75f

0.19

0.196d

0.01

  1. Bud diameter was measured every other day, from 1 mm buds to anthesis. Growth rate was determined by dividing bud diameter of day 0 buds by the length in days. Significant differences among species are indicated by different letters (following ANOVA and Tukey’s HSD)