Table 7 Comparisons of EST abundance of genes related to lignin biosynthesis in different wood development stages.
Gene | EST abundance in EW and LW | EST abundance in JW and MW | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | EW a | LWb | P-value e | JW c | MW d | P-value e |
CCoAOMT | 16 | 13 | > 0.05 | 9 | 12 | 0.04 |
C 4H | 10 | 8 | > 0.05 | 4 | 4 | > 0.05 |
4CL | 10 | 6 | > 0.05 | 8 | 5 | > 0.05 |
CAD | 6 | 3 | 0.07 | 1 | 4 | 0.04 |
C 3H | 7 | 2 | > 0.05 | 2 | 3 | > 0.05 |
COMT | 2 | 6 | > 0.05 | 3 | 3 | > 0.05 |
CCR | 1 | 1 | > 0.05 | 2 | 0 | > 0.05 |
PAL | 0 | 2 | > 0.05 | 2 | 0 | > 0.05 |
Peroxidase | 11 | 5 | 0.08 | 0 | 7 | 0.001 |
Laccase | 16 | 20 | > 0.05 | 16 | 10 | > 0.05 |
SAMS | 15 | 31 | 0.05 | 19 | 11 | > 0.05 |
Dirigent-like | 4 | 3 | > 0.05 | 3 | 1 | > 0.05 |
Cytochrome c oxidase | 7 | 7 | > 0.05 | 10 | 0 | 0.01 |