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Table 3 Length and width of second leaf and length of second internode from base of stem for balm (Melissa officinalis) of different ploidy level

From: Chromosome number and ploidy level of balm (Melissa officinalis)

ploidy

leaf length [cm]

leaf width [cm]

internodes [cm]

nb

level

Min

mean

max

sa

min

mean

max

sa

min

mean

max

sa

 

diploid

6.2

6.9

7.5

0.51

4.0

4.5

5.1

0.42

5.8

6.5

8.3

0.78

9

triploid

6.9

7.6

8.1

0.59

4.7

5.4

6.0

0.56

8.4

9.4

10.5

0.99

4

  1. sa standard deviation
  2. nb number of accessions; For each accession at least ten plants were measured