Research Article

Study of Flowering Pattern in Setaria viridis, a Proposed Model Species for C4 Photosynthesis Research

Table 1

Name of the accessions, region of origin, seed germination percentage, maximum number of leaves produced by the main tillers until maturity, average plant height achieved at the maximum growth stage, and days to 50 percent of the flowering of fifteen accessions of the Setaria viridis.

SNAccessionRegion of originGermination (%)Highest number of leaves Average plant height (cm ± SD)Days to flowering (DAS ± SD)

1A10.1Canada946
2Ames 21519Russia607
3Ames 21520Russia 856
4PI 202407Chile 866
5PI 204624Turkey786
6PI 204625Turkey707
7PI 204628Turkey246
8PI 204727Turkey417
9PI 204730Turkey196
10PI 221960Afghanistan245
11PI 223677Iran346
12PI 230134Iran317
13PI 230135Iran517
14PI 408810Jilin, China676
15PI 408811Shaanix, China476