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ArticleJournal of plant research2018

Euclidean distance can identify the mannitol level that produces the most remarkable integral effect on sugarcane micropropagation in temporary immersion bioreactors.

Daviel Gómez, L Ázaro Hernández, Lourdes Yabor, Gerrit T S Beemster, Christoph C Tebbe, Jutta Papenbrock, José Carlos Lorenzo

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Daviel GómezLaboratory for Plant Breeding, Bioplant Center, University of Ciego de Avila, Ciego de Ávila, 69450, Cuba.
L Ázaro HernándezLaboratory for Plant Breeding, Bioplant Center, University of Ciego de Avila, Ciego de Ávila, 69450, Cuba.
Lourdes YaborLaboratory for Plant Breeding, Bioplant Center, University of Ciego de Avila, Ciego de Ávila, 69450, Cuba.
Gerrit T S BeemsterLaboratory for Integrated Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium.
Christoph C TebbeThünen Institute of Biodiversity, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, Brunswick, Germany.
Jutta PapenbrockInstitute of Botany, Leibniz University Hannover, Herrenhaeuser Str. 2, 30419, Hanover, Germany.
José Carlos LorenzoLaboratory for Plant Breeding, Bioplant Center, University of Ciego de Avila, Ciego de Ávila, 69450, Cuba. jclorenzo@bioplantas.cu.

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Plant scientists usually record several indicators in their abiotic factor experiments. The common statistical management involves univariate analyses. Such analyses generally create a split picture of the effects of experimental treatments since each indicator is addressed independently. The Euclidean distance combined with the information of the control treatment could have potential as an integrating indicator. The Euclidean distance has demonstrated its usefulness in many scientific fields but, as far as we know, it has not yet been employed for plant experimental analyses. To exemplify the use of the Euclidean distance in this field, we performed an experiment focused on the effects of mannitol on sugarcane micropropagation in temporary immersion bioreactors. Five mannitol concentrations were compared: 0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mM. As dependent variables we recorded shoot multiplication rate, fresh weight, and levels of aldehydes, chlorophylls, carotenoids and phenolics. The statistical protocol which we then carried out integrated all dependent variables to easily identify the mannitol concentration that produced the most remarkable integral effect. Results provided by the Euclidean distance demonstrate a gradually increasing distance from the control in function of increasing mannitol concentrations. 200 mM mannitol caused the most significant alteration of sugarcane biochemistry and physiology under the experimental conditions described here. This treatment showed the longest statistically significant Euclidean distance to the control treatment (2.38). In contrast, 50 and 100 mM mannitol showed the lowest Euclidean distances (0.61 and 0.84, respectively) and thus poor integrated effects of mannitol. The analysis shown here indicates that the use of the Euclidean distance can contribute to establishing a more integrated evaluation of the contrasting mannitol treatments.

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BioreactorsMannitolMathematicsMeristemSaccharumMannitolAbiotic factorsBiostatisticsDroughtIn vitro cultureSaccharum

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