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Table 1 The cell number, cell volume, and starch content of lotus rhizome at S1, S2 and S3

From: Proteomic analysis showing the signaling pathways involved in the rhizome enlargement process in Nelumbo nucifera

Sample name

Cell number (300 × 300 μm2)

Single cell size (μm2)

Starch grain number per cell

S1

61.33 ± 2.08 b

2536 ± 365 b

mainly ≤3

S2

85.67 ± 6.66 c

1585 ± 273 a

mainly ≥5

S3

21.33 ± 3.21 a

6434 ± 1172 c

mainly 2–3

  1. The different letters (a,b,c) indicate signifcant changes according to one-way ANOVA using Duncan’s test (p < 0.05)