Figures & data
Figure 1. Influence of plant architecture on seed size. (A) Cartoon depicting the experimental design: in SUPRA conditions, all axillary and secondary branches were removed resulting in a reduction of the number of seed pods produced. In NORMAL conditions plant architecture was untouched. In SUB conditions, the primary stem was cut soon after the floral transition initiating the formation of additional axillary stems and increasing the number of seed pods. (B-D) Comparison of seed size parameters between the different architectures. For each type, nine plants were grown and from each individual plant seeds were harvested and analyzed seperately. For each plant, a minimum of 200 seeds was measured. Mean seed area (B), mean seed length (C) and mean seed width (D). Error bars show ± SE. (*) indicates a statistical difference in one of the of seed size parameters.
