ESKIMO1 is a key gene involved in water economy as well as cold acclimation and salt tolerance

BMC Plant Biology

Table 1 General characterization of the esk1 mutant lines

	Mean TLA (cm²)	SD	Mean FW (mg)	SD	Mean DW (mg)	SD	Mean RWC (g_Wg_DW^-1)	SD
WS (WT)	8.70	0.78	223	36	19.51	3.19	10.45	0.19
*esk1-6*	6.02 (69%)	1.13	148 (66%)	20	13.83 (71%)	1.96	9.70 (93%)	0.33
Col-0 (WT)	6.72	0.95	170	24	15.76	1.42	10.72	0.31
*esk1-4*	2.87 (43%)	0.46	60 (35%)	6	7.27 (46%)	0.65	8.18 (76%)	0.12
*esk1-5*	3.53 (53%)	0.64	69 (41%)	9	8.77 (56%)	1.11	7.93 (74%)	0.34

Measurements of Total Leaf Area (TLA, cm²), Fresh Weight (FW, mg), Dry Weight (DW, mg), and Relative Water Content (RWC, g_Wg_DW^-1), for the esk1-6 mutant line and its wild type genetic background, WS, and the esk1-4 and esk1-5 mutant lines and their wild type genetic background, Col-0. Each measurement was made on plants under monitored control conditions i.e. in the absence of drought constraint. The percentage of each mutant value compared to the value for wild type is given in brackets. SD: Standard Deviation. All the mutant values were significantly different from the wild type values (P < 0.05).

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