One Shade Too Dark

--- tale of condensed tannins in faba bean seed coats 

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Project Information Introduction Objective Hypothesis Materials / Methods
Results and Discussion Conclusions Errors and Future Consideration Acknowledgements Bibliography

Materials

     In this project, 16 lines of faba beans were chosen (Table 1). The materials used in the project mainly are:

For genotypic analysis:

Faba bean lines (Figure 2), Pots and soil, Freeze-drier, Glass beads, Paint shaker, DNA extraction reagents, Spectrophotometer, Primers, PCR reagents, PCR thermocycler, Agarose gel and electrophoresis equipment, UV photographer and scanner

For seed coat chemical analysis:

Faba bean lines (Figure 3), mortar and pestle, solvents for extraction, vortexer, centrifuge, TLC plate, TLC developing solution and container, sprayer

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