Seed-specific expression of AINTEGUMENTA in Medicago truncatula led to the production of larger seeds and improved seed germination

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Massimo Confalonieri • Maria Carelli • Valentina Galimberti • Anca Macovei • Francesco Panara • Marco Biggiogera • Carla Scotti • Ornella Calderini

Corresponding author: M. Confalonieri

Consiglio per la Ricerca e Sperimentazione in Agricoltura - Centro di Ricerca per le Produzioni Foraggere e Lattiero-Casearie, 26900 Lodi, Italy. E-mail:

Online Resource 3 Total protein content of untransformed control (WT) and ANT transgenic T3 seeds. For each plant line, data represent the mean values ± SE from two independent replications.

Plant line / Total protein
content (%)
WT / 48.6 ± 0.04
ANT-2A / 47.9 ± 1.7
ANT-4A / 46.4 ± 0.5
ANT-5A / 48.7 ± 1.6
ANT-7A / 47.5 ± 0.8
F / 0.69
(df) / 4
Probability / 0.63

F F significance test

df degrees of freedom